犯罪化对跨性别青少年的性别确认护理有什么错?
1Senior policy analyst at the American Medical Association in Chicago, Illinois.
AMA journal of ethics
|June 7, 2023
概括
在全国范围内,对青少年的性别确认护理 (GAC) 的犯罪行为正在增加. 这篇文章回顾了州法律,法律挑战,以及对患者和医疗专业人员的影响.
科学领域:
- 医疗法 法律 医疗法
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
背景情况:
- 性别确认护理 (GAC) 涵盖了诸如激素治疗和手术等医疗干预措施.
- 最近的立法趋势显示,州层面对未成年人进行GAC的刑事处罚的增加.
- 这些法律行动影响了跨性别和性别多样性青年获得基本医疗保健的机会.
研究的目的:
- 调查禁止禁止青少年性别确认护理的州法律的情况.
- 检查对这些禁令的持续法律挑战.
- 分析这些法律对医疗保健提供者和年轻患者的潜在后果.
主要方法:
- 审查有关性别肯定护理的州法规和立法行动.
- 对法律案例和对这些法律提出质疑的诉讼进行分析.
- 综合现有文献和关于GAC限制影响的报告.
主要成果:
- 越来越多的州已经颁布或提议立法,限制未成年人的GAC.
- 这些州级禁令正在受到法律挑战,理由是宪法和人权问题.
- 临床医生面临法律风险和道德困境,而患者则面临重大伤害和护理障碍.
结论:
- 国家层面对青少年GAC的刑事定罪对青少年的福祉和医疗实践构成重大威胁.
- 正在进行的法律斗争对于确定GAC的未来可访问性至关重要.
- 了解这些法律和临床影响对于倡导患者权利和获得护理至关重要.
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