The AAMC joined the American Academy of Pediatrics and 17 other health organizations in an appellate 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 in the North Dakota Supreme Court on April 6 in T.D. v. Wrigley, urged the court to reverse a lower court ruling that allows for enforcement of a state ban on gender-affirming care for adolescents.
The brief provides background on gender identity and gender dysphoria. It details 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. Because the brief focuses primarily on adolescents, it does not discuss surgeries that are typically available to transgender adults.