Democrats are a global outlier on gender medicine for minors
The Democratic Party's stance on gender medicine for minors is increasingly seen as an outlier compared to global trends. Countries like Singapore, the UK, and Sweden have implemented strict regulations against hormonal and surgical treatments for minors, emphasizing caution and the need for evidence. This contrasts sharply with the Democratic approach, which advocates for access to such treatments for children.
- ▪Singapore has declared that children under 18 should not receive hormonal or surgical treatment for gender transition.
- ▪The UK's National Health Service has stopped routinely prescribing puberty blockers to gender-confused children and has set an indefinite ban on such prescriptions.
- ▪Sweden has banned hormone therapy for minors except in extreme circumstances, while also lowering the age for legal gender change to 16 but maintaining medical restrictions.
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In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. Democrats like to compare the United States to Europe and the rest of the world to show that the U.S. is an outlier against their preferred left-wing policies. But they ignore how the world is treating transgenderism and gender medicine for minors. That’s because the Democratic Party is the world’s outlier on the subject.
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