US Laws Restricting Medical Care for Transgender Minors
Inconsistent statutory rules appear to be applied to TGD and presumptively non-TGD minors. Furthermore, these findings suggest such rules are shaped by definitions of sex and gender that conflict with current scientific understanding. Sound health policy ought to afford equal access to health care services affecting sexual anatomy, without discrimination based on sex traits or gender.
Authors
- Meredithe McNamara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0275-0852)
- Elizabeth Dietz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9836-437X)
- Sara Mar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6970-8029)
- Quinnehtukqut McLamore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6049-6851)
- Gnendy Indig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2344-3950)
- Kimberly Zieselman
- Katharine B. Dalke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7557-8603)
- Brian David Earp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9691-2888)
- Cynthia Kraus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9999-2975)
- Morgan Carpenter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6166-7018)
- Hannah C. Wenger
- Elizabeth R. Boskey
- Erika Lorshbough
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Harvard University (US)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- University of Vermont Medical Center (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Whitman-Walker Health (US)
- ORB Studio (United States) (US)
- HealthRight International (US)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Boston Children's Museum (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
- College of Lake County (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Health Forum
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.4157
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.88