Science Proving “Gender-Affirming” Treatments on Minors More Harmful than Good

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW75094385 BCX4"> <div class="elementToProof"><strong>New from the Colson Center! </strong></div> <div class="elementToProof">Interested in the <em>What Would You Say?</em> video project? Subscribe to be notified when new videos are released at whatwouldyousay.org/subscribe. Watch the latest release and explore the full on-demand library!</div> <p class="Paragraph SCXW75094385 BCX4"> _______</p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">While</span> <a href= "https://calmatters.org/health/2022/08/california-transgender-health-care-refuge/"> <span data-contrast="none">activists</span></a> <span data-contrast="auto">in the U.S. seek to eliminate any restrictions to so-called “gender-affirming” interventions for minors, a number of European countries are adding safeguards around or backing off altogether from these controversial procedures. Following European neighbors Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, the Norwegian Healthcare Investigation Board announced that it will revise its recommended standards of care for minors struggling with gender dysphoria. The proposed revisions would no longer allow the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and transition surgery for minors.</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">As NHIB rightfully points out, the science surrounding “gender-affirming care” is far from settled. In fact, the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or transition surgeries to treat gender dysphoria lacks adequate research. There is hardly any substantial</span> <a href= "https://washingtonstand.com/news/norway-agency-revise-gender-transition-guidelines-because-research-based-knowledge-is-insufficient#:~:text=The%20review%20found%20a%20concerning%20lack%20of%20scientific%20research%20related%20to%20treating%20minors%20with%20gender%20transition%20procedures."> <span data-contrast="none">research</span></a> <span data-contrast= "auto">on the long-term effects of these treatments on mino