Many doctors, mental health specialists and medical groups have argued that treatments for transgender youth are safe and beneficial, though rigorous long-term research is lacking.
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Florida banning transgender health care treatments for minors
Florida's Board of Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Medicine both approved a rule on Friday to prohibit minors in the state from receiving gender transition surgeries, puberty blockers, and hormone therapies, the first such ban initiated through state medical boards.
Transgender children in Florida will be barred from receiving hormones or undergoing surgeries to treat gender dysphoria, under a rule approved by state medical officials at the urging of Republican
A big decision is expected to come out of Orlando Friday as medical professionals will be tasked with deciding whether doctors should have restrictions in place when it comes to the services they can provide to transgender minors.
A meeting descended into turmoil when the Board of Osteopathic Medicine voted to include an exception to the ban on care if it is used for research purposes.
Many doctors, mental health specialists and medical groups have argued that treatments for transgender youth are safe and beneficial, though rigorous long-term research is lacking.
Doctors will no longer be allowed to provide treatments such as puberty-blocking medications, hormone therapy, and surgery to transgender people younger than 18, under rules approved Friday by the Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
The rulemaking goes against recommendations made by groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Endocrine Society and the American Medical Association.
Miami (AFP) - Florida's medical boards on Friday voted for a rule that will ban doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment or surgeries to patients
The Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine voted last week to ban puberty blockers and other gender dysphoria treatments for minors in Florida.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Two state medical boards voted Friday to prohibit gender-affirming treatment for patients in Florida under the age of 18, despite warnings
