In the last four years, 27 US states have enacted bans or severe restrictions on so-called "gender-affirming care" for children—a marked increase from just one state in 2021. Some experts say the rapid shift in the legal landscape is premature because science has yet to provide a definitive answer about the risks and benefits of the drugs and surgeries utilized to transition children. Does this argument stand up to scrutiny? Let's take a closer look.
Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 134 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they tackle the science of "gender-affirming care."
With the Supreme Court’s ratifying Tennessee’s ban on trans-care for youth despite conflicting science and international discord over their safety, society is faced with a broader concern: who decides these morally-fraught issues: politicians or physicians– especially when science hasn’t accumulated enough evidence to provide an answer.
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