Viewpoint: ‘Scientific debate has been weaponized’ — Hospitals offering gender-affirming treatments for transgender patients face regular threats

The Arkansas ban was the first in the nation to prohibit physicians from administering hormone therapy or puberty blockers to transgender youths under age 18, and several other states have since enacted similar bans or have taken other measures to restrict access to care for transgender youths.

The year also brought additional controversy for the field of transgender medicine — including threats against hospitals that provide such care, and even dissent within the community itself about the right path forward for treating kids with gender dysphoria.

Last summer, Boston Children’s Hospital was hit with “threatening and aggressive” phone calls, emails, and online attacks regarding its transgender care services. A Massachusetts woman and a Canadian man both face separate charges for calling in bomb threats against the hospital.

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The vast majority of medical organizations support gender-affirming care for trans youth, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Endocrine Society, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Psychiatric Association.

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