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Study finds gender-affirming care for minors is very rare, refuting political narrative - PBS News Hour - Science

Study finds gender-affirming care for minors is very rare, refuting political narrative - PBS News Hour - Science

Update: 2025-01-26
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Trump and Republican candidates made rolling back federal protections for transgender people a big issue, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on TV ads, much of it focused on gender-affirming care for minors. Despite the attention, a new study finds that gender-affirming medications are very rarely prescribed to adolescents. John Yang speaks with KFF's Lindsey Dawson to learn more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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Study finds gender-affirming care for minors is very rare, refuting political narrative - PBS News Hour - Science

Study finds gender-affirming care for minors is very rare, refuting political narrative - PBS News Hour - Science