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American Academy of Pediatrics Sued Over Controversial ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Guidance

Minors are prescribed cross-sex hormones by doctors following the guidance, lawsuit says.
American Academy of Pediatrics Sued Over Controversial ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Guidance
Isabelle Ayala in a file image. Courtesy of Isabelle Ayala
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
10/26/2023|Updated: 10/26/2023
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is among the defendants in a new lawsuit filed by a woman who was prescribed cross-sex hormones when she was a child.

The AAP in 2018 published guidance calling for clinicians to provide “gender-affirming care” to “transgender children,” alleging that children who believe they’re a different gender from their birth gender do not suffer from a mental disorder. The guidance claimed puberty blockers could be prescribed to let children “explore gender identity” and were “completely reversible,” which some experts say is not true.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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