Prohibiting gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth can intensify their mental health struggles and potentially increase the risk of self-harm and suicide

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Prohibiting gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth can intensify their mental health struggles and potentially increase the risk of self-harm and suicide

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Opposed voting positions

Prohibit gender-affirming medical treatments for children

Opposing arguments

Current studies from NIH on gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth show only slight benefits in reducing self-harm and suicide risks
More comprehensive research on transgender youth is needed, taking into account other factors like substance abuse, social isolation and situation in the family, to truly understand the effectiveness gender-affirming medical treatments

Supporting arguments

NIH studies show improvement in self-harm and suicide prevention for transgender youth when providing gender affirming treatments

Voting issues

LGBTQIA+ Rights

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Prohibit gender-affirming medical treatments for children

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