Emma Bates

Healthcare policies should respect the dignity and rights of all people, and healthcare decisions should be made by patients, families, and doctors, not politicians. The healthcare that politicians who want to control our bodies and lives are trying to ban is supported by every leading medical organization, like the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association. Puberty-blocking medications and hormone therapy for trans youth and adults have been prescribed and studied by experts for over 40 years. Young people seeking this medical care first receive significant counseling and a psychological assessment. Like all medical interventions, surgical care is highly individual, and only undertaken after significant consultations with experts.