The AAMC joined the American Academy of Pediatrics and more than 20 other medical organizations in an amicus brief (PDF) focused on ensuring that all adolescents, including those with gender dysphoria, receive the optimal medical and mental health care they need.
The brief, filed Tuesday, urges the Ohio Supreme Court to affirm a lower court’s injunction in Moe v. Yost. The case involves H.B. 68, a law banning health care providers from giving patients under 18 with gender-affirming medical care.
The brief provides background on gender identity and gender dysphoria. It reviews the professionally accepted medical guidelines for treating adolescents with gender dysphoria, the scientifically rigorous process by which the guidelines were developed, and the evidence that gender-affirming care is effective and saves lives. The brief also addresses several misconceptions about gender-affirming medical care for adolescents. Because the brief focuses primarily on adolescents, it does not discuss surgeries that are typically available to transgender adults.