Article The crucial questions about gender care are not political or legal
Article The crucial questions about gender care are not political or legal
Quote:Too much of the debate over this topic focuses on the legal, political and philosophical questions, too little on the empirical ones that matter most. Such as: Do these treatments benefit most kids who receive them? If so, by how much? And if only some kids benefit, how can the others be identified before starting life-altering treatments such as hormones and surgery?
The Washington Post, July 2 2024.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/02/transgender-medicine-scientific-legal-political-children/
Quote:Too much of the debate over this topic focuses on the legal, political and philosophical questions, too little on the empirical ones that matter most. Such as: Do these treatments benefit most kids who receive them? If so, by how much? And if only some kids benefit, how can the others be identified before starting life-altering treatments such as hormones and surgery?