An international group of medical professionals concerned about what they see as minimal evidence for prescribing puberty-blocking drugs and hormones to children accused a proponent of the practice of making false claims before a joint medical board in Florida.
The Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine, compromised of over 100 clinicians and researchers, responded on Twitter Tuesday to the testimony of Dr. Meredithe McNamara during an Oct. 28 meeting of the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine.
The joint meeting was held to evaluate the effectiveness of medical interventions for children with gender dysphoria. Earlier this month, the boards voted to ban minors in the state from obtaining puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and gender transition surgeries.
McNamara, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine, also treats patients ages 11 to 25 at various Yale-affiliated health sites.
During her testimony, the doctor argued that pediatric "gender-affirming care" is not "experimental" nor "investigational," questioning the validity of a June 2022 report commissioned by the state.
The report concluded there is "insufficient" evidence supporting the effectiveness of "sex reassignment treatment," stating that more substantial research demonstrates the harm it causes.
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