Former daytime TV talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw on Tuesday criticized how major medical associations promote “gender-affirming care” for children without extensive research, He blamed the medical association.
Dr. Phil appears on “The Joe Rogan Experience” and shares his thoughts on recent efforts by medical institutions to continue promoting “gender-affirming care,” which involves procedures such as gender reassignment surgery and medications for hormone therapy. said. Dr. Phil slammed major medical associations for “approving” transgender medical care despite a lack of information about “long-term harms.” (Related: Marquette University offers 'gender-affirming voice therapy' sessions for minors)
“It's interesting that they're choosing words like 'gender-affirming care.' It's interesting that they're calling it that, but what they're actually talking about is hormonal Therapy and gender reassignment surgery,” Dr. Phil said. “And to be fair, all the major medical associations, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Endocrinologists, or whatever its exact name is, agreed with this, Joe. They agreed with that. .”
“I have never in my life seen these organizations approve something without giving us so much information about whether it will cause long-term harm. When you ask about it, when you talk about it, you immediately be labeled as transphobic,” Dr. Phil continued. “And I thought, first of all, this deal was 'do no harm.' And all of the European countries, Sweden, Norway, all said, 'We can't in good conscience say this will do no harm.' That's why I'm quitting it. If you look at the long-term effects of changing your mind at 10, 11, 12 and 13 years old, they can't decide which pajamas they want to wear at night. ”
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America needs more of this Dr. Phil.
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“And the reason they do it is to stop this suicidal urge, which is why suicide is so prevalent. It doesn't solve all the co-occurring problems that come with feeling wrong in your body. They don't, but they're still pushing this,” Dr. Phil added. “We're going to air some shows that are already being recorded that will reveal the real outcome of this case, and I think people will be shocked that the medical establishment agreed to this. They I think he gave in to the pressure.”
“Well, I don't understand where the pressure is coming from. Another phrase they're using now is 'gender-affirming care that saves lives.' They like to destroy everything like this,” Logan replied.
European countries ended “gender-affirming care” in 2022 because there was insufficient evidence that the experimental procedure was sufficiently beneficial for children. Norway became the fourth country in Europe to ban transgender surgeries, hormones and puberty blockers for children in May 2023, following a decision by the Norwegian Medical Research Board.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced in early February that it would not issue recommendations on “gender-affirming care” for children and adolescents under the age of 20 due to a lack of scientific literature on the issue.
