AMA & ASPS Endorse Restrictions on Gender-Related Surgery for Minors

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"The A.M.A.’s announcement followed a similar recommendation from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/health/gender-surgery-minors-ama.html

For the first time, two major medical groups have backed limitations on gender-related surgical treatments [sic - injuries] for minors in the United States.

The American Medical Association, the nation’s largest organization representing doctors, on Wednesday said these procedures generally should be deferred until patients reach adulthood.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons took a similar position on Tuesday, saying that gender-related surgeries should be delayed until age 19.

Until now, most of the nation’s medical groups have opposed efforts to restrict gender-related care [sic - injuries]

These treatments [sic - injuries] may include puberty-blocking drugs [sic - officially castration drugs], hormone therapies [sic - injuries] and, in rarer cases, surgeries. A review of hospital data from 2016 through 2020 identified about 3,600 patients [ed: that's "rare"???] aged 12 to 18 who had received gender-related surgery. The vast majority were mastectomies.

Follow the science!

In publishing its new recommendations on Tuesday, the plastic surgeons’ society said its decision was based on a review of the existing science on long-term outcomes for minors who had received operations such as mastectomies.

The research, its statement said, was insufficient to show benefits and of low quality. Some studies hinted at the possibility of “treatment complications and potential harms” following irreversible procedures.

The American Medical Association said...“In the absence of clear evidence, the A.M.A. agrees with A.S.P.S. that surgical interventions in minors should be generally deferred to adulthood,”