government Ron DeSantis He continues to reshape important medical commissions that were a key component of his drive to limit gender-affirming care, especially for minors.
And his most recent appointment has caught fire from critics who claim a new appointee is in place to continue pushing the “transphobic” agenda.
DeSantis appointed two doctors to the medical board this week. Both are complicit in the debate about the types of treatment offered to minors. A medical board in November changed standard-of-care rules to prohibit doctors from performing gender-confirming surgery on anyone under the age of 18, and from providing puberty blockers and hormones to anyone under the age of 18. agreed to do
Inauguration of DeSantis Gregory Coffmana pediatrician at Orlando Health Physician Associates, and Matthew Benson From a Pediatric Endocrinologist at Nemours Children’s Health medical committee.
Mr. Coffman, who has been in practice for 28 years, submitted his comments to the committee in September as the committee was considering the new rules.
“I never had a discussion with a parent about a child’s gender identity until the last couple of years,” writes Coffman. The problem is, I know some kids really struggle with gender dysphoria, but in most cases it’s just temporary.
“It would be a mistake to give a child the power to make life-changing decisions at such a young age,” Coffman added.
Benson, who is also an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine in Jacksonville, raises questions about gender-affirming care, including signing an open letter arguing that the use of pubertal blockers should be limited to research.
In a November article on using adolescent blockers, Benson told The New York Times:
The letter, signed by Benson, Monica Mortensena pediatric endocrinologist appointed by DeSantis Osteopathic Medical Board Early December. Although the Osteopathic Medical Board has not adopted all the restrictions adopted by the Medical Board, it has also passed regulations related to gender-affirming care.
manager Anna EscamaniA Democrat from Orlando and an outspoken critic of the DeSantis administration’s restrictions on gender-affirming care, said that “being transphobic is a prerequisite to being appointed to the state’s medical board.” It looks like there is,” he told Florida Politics.
“Both are anti-trans care,” Escamani said of Benson and Coffman. “There are legitimate medical issues we have to deal with as a state, but the two new appointments are clearly for one reason only.”
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