What a review of gender-affirming care research by a top pediatrics group actually means
The AAP and other experts say the systematic review indicates their confidence in the current standards of gender-affirming care.
When the American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming care earlier this month, and called for a systematic review of the evidence, some swaths of the public saw the move as casting doubt on the benefits of such care.
But the AAP and other experts say the systematic review only indicates their confidence in the current standards of care, and their awareness of a need to stay on top of the evidence amid a changing political landscape in which anti-trans legislation — particularly targeting youth access to health care — has proliferated.
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