A leading U.S. scientific association representing more than 150,000 licensed psychologists this week announced a new policy urging clinics to provide “unimpeded access” to gender reassignment treatment for children.
The American Psychological Association (APA) voted on February 1 to “affirm evidence-based comprehensive care for transgender, gender diverse, and non-binary individuals, address misinformation, and improve psychological practice and science.” The resolution entitled “The Role of the People’s Republic of China” was adopted by a vote of 153 to 9. twenty four.
The policy affirms “evidence-based care for transgender, gender-diverse, nonbinary children, youth, and adults,” and further affirms “APA’s support for unimpeded access to medical care and evidence-based clinical care.” This is to confirm the
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Transgender policies have been criticized due to disproportionate violent crime rates among transgender women compared to biological women.
“Evidence-based clinical care, including gender-affirming care, must be non-coercive, adaptive and needs-centred to the needs of the individual receiving care, and should be “It must be rooted in psychology and clinical science, including recognition of gender diversity as part of diversity. It must also include recognition of the limitations of the current state of scientific knowledge.” is written.
APA also encouraged all licensed psychologists to “stand together” against the spread of “misinformation” about surgical and non-surgical treatments for transgender people.
“Misinformation causes additional distress and confusion for families and loved ones of transgender, gender diverse, and nonbinary people when making health care decisions,” the policy states.
Currently, 22 states ban gender reassignment treatments for children, while five states prohibit medical professionals from administering such treatments or surgical procedures, according to data from the Progressive Movement Project, a progressive research group. This policy was launched at a time when people would be charged with a serious crime if they did so.
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“Misinformation causes further distress and confusion for the families and loved ones of transgender, gender diverse, and nonbinary people as they make decisions about their health care,” the APA policy states. ing. (St. Petersburg)
But some say APA’s policies are another progressive “ideological” push in the scientific community.
Jay Richards, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy think tank, said in an interview on Fox News Digital that the APA’s policies are “highly political.”
“This is a great example of how ideologically the medical association can be viewed,” he said. “This is definitely evidence of APA’s commitment to promoting so-called gender-affirming care, which is actually sex-negative care.”
“In fact, I think this is probably a mistake on their part politically, because these procedures are very unpopular among the general public on the left, right and center,” he added.
APA has previously come under fire for other progressive claims. Earlier this month, the company claimed:[h]Based on one recent study, it may be unfair to hire the most qualified candidate. ”
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The policy statement encouraged all licensed psychologists to “stand together” against the spread of “misinformation” about surgical and non-surgical treatments for transgender people. (St. Petersburg)
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The study, titled “Is it unfair to choose the most qualified candidates?” investigated people’s perceptions of merit-based employment after learning more about a potential worker’s socio-economic status. did. Previewing the results, he argued that hiring the most qualified candidates could further widen inequality.
The group also argued in 2019 that “traditional masculinity” can have a negative impact on the psyche.
“The main aim of subsequent research is that traditional masculinity, characterized by asceticism, competitiveness, dominance, and aggression, is harmful overall,” they claimed in a press release.
FOX News’ Lindsay Cornick contributed to this report.
