Dr. Oz pressured medical orgs to abandon support for youth gender-affirming care - LGBTQ Nation

"Dr. Oz's position on trans health care for young people is no secret. In December, he wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post decrying gender-affirming care as "risky experiments that cause irreversible harm" and claiming it treats children like "lab mice" (even though the medications have been safely administered to cisgender children to treat other conditions, like precocious puberty and rare cancers)."

"Sources told the Times that Dr. Oz's tone was measured, rather than hostile, but that it was clear he hoped to sway the organizations away from supporting gender-affirming care for young trans people."

In February, the American Medical Association and American Society of Plastic Surgeons announced new recommendations that walked back their full support for gender-affirming care for minors. A New York Times report revealed that Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, held a meeting with leaders of major medical organizations during winter to discuss their endorsement of medical interventions for transgender teenagers. Though Oz's tone was measured rather than hostile, he clearly aimed to sway organizations away from supporting gender-affirming care for young trans people. Oz has previously written that such care constitutes risky experiments causing irreversible harm, despite these medications being safely used for cisgender children treating other conditions.

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