A transgender advocacy group is calling out the medical establishment for allowing ideology, rather than science, to drive health care for people suffering from gender-related distress.
The Gender Dysphoria Alliance (GDA) has released an open letter aimed at more than 30 medical organizations.
“It’s institutionalized medical negligence,” the GDA said in its Feb. 18 statement. “We are asking for quality, honesty, and safety.”
GDA wants “an independent, systematic review of the evidence,” “regulatory oversight, based on that evidence,” and thorough psychological assessments before using hormones and surgeries on people of any age.
The group particularly worries about children being vulnerable to “unnecessary harm.”…