Exploring Ethical Dilemmas in Gender Transition and Youth Suicide Rates

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The chapter delves into the ethical dilemmas surrounding decision-making in gender transition procedures for youth, discussing the irreversible consequences and lack of comprehensive research in gender medicine. It also analyzes the misconception of extremely elevated suicide rates among young transgender individuals and highlights the need for a nuanced approach in understanding co-morbidities and societal influences. The conversation extends to the impacts of social justice discourse on instilling fear and the ethical considerations in championing certain causes affecting vulnerable individuals.

Yascha Mounk and Helen Joyce discuss the evidence base for the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in young people.

Helen Joyce is an Irish journalist and the Director of Advocacy at Sex Matters. She is the author of Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Helen Joyce discuss the findings of an independent review by Hilary Cass of gender identity services for children and young people in the United Kingdom; how government and public health institutions in the UK have come to take a more skeptical view of gender-affirming care for young people than in the US; and the need for a more thoughtful and nuanced approach to trans issues which considers the rights and safety of all individuals involved.

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