{"id":1998526,"date":"2023-08-12T03:06:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T07:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-pediatricians-reaffirm-child-gender-transition-policy-as-europe-sounds-alarm\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T03:08:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T07:08:45","slug":"us-pediatricians-reaffirm-child-gender-transition-policy-as-europe-sounds-alarm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-pediatricians-reaffirm-child-gender-transition-policy-as-europe-sounds-alarm\/","title":{"rendered":"US pediatricians &#8216;reaffirm&#8217; child gender transition policy as Europe raises concerns."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-pediatricians-reaffirm-child-gender-transition-policy-as-europe-sounds-alarm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1998526&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The American Academy of Pediatrics Stands Firm \u2062on Child Gender \u200cTransition Procedures<\/h2>\n<p>The\u200c American \u2062Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) \u2062recently made headlines by reaffirming its \u2064support for\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberals-please-grow-a-spine-and-say-no-to-child-gender-transition\/\" title=\"Liberals, Please Grow A Spine And Say No To Child Gender Transition\">child gender transition<\/a> procedures. However, \u200bin light of the\u2062 increasing number\u2064 of states outlawing these practices, the AAP has ordered a systematic review to examine its stance.<\/p>\n<h3>Debate Surrounding Child Gender Transition\u200d Procedures<\/h3>\n<p>With \u2062over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-pediatricians-reaffirm-child-gender-transition-policy-as-europe-sounds-alarm\/\" title=\"US pediatricians 'reaffirm' child gender transition policy as Europe raises concerns.\">20 states banning child gender transition procedures<\/a> and European doctors taking a different \u2064approach,\u2062 the AAP&#8217;s decision has \u2064sparked\u2064 intense \u200ddebate. \u200bMany are\u200b questioning whether the AAP&#8217;s position aligns with the current legal landscape and medical opinions.<\/p>\n<h3>Confidence in \u2062the\u2063 Review<\/h3>\n<p>The AAP \u2062remains \u200bconfident that\u2064 the systematic review will validate \u200bits support\u2063 for\u200d genital mutilation and chemical\u2064 castration in children. Mark Del Monte, the CEO and Executive Vice President of \u2064the \u200bAAP, emphasizes\u2062 the organization&#8217;s commitment\u200c to providing young people with the reproductive and gender-affirming care\u2064 they need.<\/p>\n<h3>Current AAP\u2064 Policy<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2062AAP&#8217;s \u200ccurrent policy, outlined in its October\u200c 2018 statement, fully\u2062 embraces various aspects of child gender transition. This \u200cincludes pronouns, restrooms, and the\u2063 use of drugs \u200cand surgeries. The upcoming \u2063review aims to provide pediatricians with updated technical reports, \u2064data, and research on the \u200csubject.<\/p>\n<h3>European Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>While the AAP \u200bstands by its position, concerns from medical \u2062leaders in Western European countries cannot be ignored. Doctors in Norway, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom \u2062have \u2062expressed \u200breservations about the &#8220;gender-affirming care&#8221; model\u2064 for children. They argue that \u200cit \u200dmay do more\u200b harm than good.<\/p>\n<h3>Comparison with Europe<\/h3>\n<p>A study conducted by the medical advocacy\u2063 group Do No\u200b Harm reveals that the United States is the most permissive\u200b country when it comes to\u2064 legal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shrier-why-girls-become-boys\/\" title=\"Shrier: Why Girls Become Boys\">medical gender transition<\/a> for children. France, while relatively permissive, acknowledges the uncertainties involved in\u2062 transgender medical care for children. \u2063France&#8217;s National Academy of Medicine urges caution due to potential \u200dcomplications and undesirable effects.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns and Complications<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2062French report on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-supreme-court-rules-child-gender-transitions-can-be-investigated-as-child-abuse\/\" title=\"Texas Supreme Court Rules Child Gender Transitions Can Be Investigated As Child Abuse\">child gender transitions<\/a> \u2062highlights \u2063complications associated with cross-sex hormones and \u200csurgeries. These include stunted growth, bone fragility, sterility, emotional and intellectual\u200b damage, and menopause-like\u200c symptoms in young girls. The report\u2063 emphasizes the irreversible \u2064nature of surgical interventions.<\/p>\n<h3>International \u2062Perspectives<\/h3>\n<p>Other countries, such as the United Kingdom, also\u200d express reservations about child gender transitions. The National Health Service \u2062warns against allowing children to change their names or pronouns, as \u200bit can have significant effects on their psychological\u2064 functioning. The NHS has implemented\u2064 bans\u2063 on transition drugs for children and closed the country&#8217;s \u2064only gender transition\u200d clinic for children.<\/p>\n<p>Norway, Finland, and Sweden have also raised concerns about these\u200b interventions. Experts argue\u2064 that allowing \u200dchildren to pursue \u2062gender transitions negates their bodies \u200cand may send the message that something is wrong \u2064with them.<\/p>\n<h3>The AAP&#8217;s Stance<\/h3>\n<p>Despite \u200bthe \u2062ongoing review, the \u2062AAP maintains its opposition to laws that block \u2063child\u200d gender transition \u200dprocedures. \u200bThis \u2064opposition extends to states such\u2064 as Texas, Florida, \u2063Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, and \u2063more.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate\u200c continues, it remains to be seen how the AAP&#8217;s \u200bsystematic review will impact its position on child\u2063 gender transition\u2062 procedures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Academy of Pediatrics has decided to review its stance on child gender transition surgeries due to increasing state bans. Despite reaffirming its support for these procedures on August 4, the AAP&#8217;s decision is now being scrutinized as over 20 states have taken action against it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1998527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1998526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1998526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998526\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1998527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1998526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1998526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1998526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}