AMA Takes Stronger Position on Gender-Affirming Care

The American Medical Association (AMA) has passed a resolution at its annual meeting to protect gender-affirming care, opposing legal penalties for patients and their families accessing such care, protecting doctors from legal and physical threats, and advocating against legislation that limits gender-affirming care. The AMA has publicly supported gender-affirming medicine for years and has also shown support for intersex people. The resolution was introduced by the Endocrine Society and passed with limited opposition. The AMA also passed resolutions opposing mandated reporting of LGBTQ+ identities and de-emphasizing the use of BMI in assessing patient health.