The gender medicine reckoning has begun
The medical profession is at a crossroads. For decades, the medical establishment has insisted that so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors is settled science, despite weak evidence. Now, as the truth about the dangers is becoming impossible to ignore, a recent change from a California hospital system is signaling a shift from ideological obedience to evidence-based accountability in the medical profession.
TL;DR
- Sutter Health will stop providing gender-affirming care to minors under 19.
- The change takes effect around December 10.
- This follows similar decisions by Children's Hospital L.A., Stanford Medicine, and Kaiser Permanente.
- These changes align with a federal executive order ending funding for transitions for individuals under 19.
- Sutter Health was previously recognized for its LGBT healthcare equality.