Utah governor blasts 'politicized' American Medical Association for pushing gender transition for minors

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox argued on “Face the Nation' that several medical organizations have grown politicized surrounding the issues of transgender children.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox criticized the American Medical Association and other medical groups as politicized based on their approach to gender transition treatments.have become politicized over gender transition treatment according to Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox.

"The American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics said this kind of care, they’ve rejected the claims that it is harmful," Brennan said. Delegates at the American Medical Association's annual meeting recently backed a resolution co-sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other groups that renewed their support forCox noted that European countries have recently discouraged both gender surgeries and hormone treatments for minors.

Over the past few years, countries such as the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, and France have moved away from pushing medical or hormonal treatments for gender dysphoria in minors. Instead, they have encouraged psychotherapy treatments and further studies on the disorder.on minors back in January. While opponents have blasted this law as a ban, Cox has referred to it as a"pause" until more information is available.

 

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