Tag: World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH)

US Ramps Up Transgender Procedures for Minors While European Countries Back Away

Much of America has turned a blind eye to how medical institutions in European nations have shifted away from transgender procedures, say doctors who are critical of the U.S. model. Dr. Julia Mason, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), told The Epoch Times the push in the United States for transgender medical…


IN-DEPTH: US Ramps Up Transgender Procedures for Minors While European Countries Back Away

Much of America has turned a blind eye to how medical institutions in European nations have shifted away from transgender procedures, say doctors who are critical of the U.S. model. Dr. Julia Mason, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), told The Epoch Times the push in the United States for transgender medical…


US ‘Most Permissive’ for Children’s Gender Transition While Europe Pulls Back, Study Shows

The United States is the “most permissive country” for legal and medical gender transition of children, according to a new study. The report, released on Monday by Do No Harm, a group that seeks to insulate the health care profession from “radical, diverse, and discriminatory ideology,” compared the United States with 11 Northern and Western…


Sweden Breaks With Trans-Health Group Following Alterations in Child Sex Change Guidelines

Health authorities in Sweden are moving away from the recommendations of the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) regarding child sex change surgeries. In a Dec. 14 article published in the Swedish medical journal Läkartidningen, pediatrician Mats Reimer points out that WPATH Standards of Care 8 (SOC8) guidelines that were released earlier this year…