@DavidKMresists Exactly. My wife has trauma, My bestie has trauma. They're definitely not trans.

It seems there is a "Christian" group pushing the "transgender isn't legitimate - it is a manifestation of other mental issues" narrative. And conveniently, they claim their "exploratory therapy" program can take care of it.

It's grift disguised as medicine turned into law. How GOP of them.

@UmbaSaffire No doubt! These are the types of people who "believe" Mental Health Professionals are wrong about trans. Right about most other things, but wrong about this. And they know because Jesus, or so they say. It's the 1960s all over again with added grift in the Name of God.

Shall I schedule ECT now? LOL

@Graci Calling APA to find out what they plan to do. As w many of these laws, those making them don't have the expertise to make healthcare decisions--& as you suggest, this isnt a political or religious decision, it is a healthcare decision. Medical & mental health professionals have an ethical commitment to provide evidence-based care, do no harm & act in best interests of patient. These laws are asking us to violate those obligations to patients & profession.
#mentalhealth
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@UmbaSaffire That's the problem with these bills nationwide. Politicians are making medical decisions because of a few medical professionals, who often aren't even close to the right specialty, combined with extreme religious activists.
In once case I saw one of the leading local medical professionals being held up as an expert and he was a DDS. People here Doctor and they're off and running. No Dentist should be controlling general, specialized, or mental care for people.

@Graci yes 👍 line's increasingly blurred between facts &opinions. These aren't opinion-based decisions but rather scientific &fact-based.

Professional orgs-APA, AMA, state med/psych boards need to play a bigger role in advocating for patients &evidence-based care and use their resources to educate public, lobby against these laws & challenge them in court--they're harmful & demand providers violate their professional ethics.
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/06/15/banning-trans-athletes-added-to-bill-to-limit-health-care-for-ohio-lgbtq-youth-passes-committee/
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#politics

@UmbaSaffire @Graci

Exactly.
It shouldn't be possible to make laws that are in clear opposition to established medical best practice.

@tyghebright @Graci I'm in the process of writing a letter to editors of APA & AMA publications.

These laws aren't science-driven or in best interests of patients.

In some cases, they'd actually require state med boards to take away licenses of those who violate them.

Because one purpose of licensing is to protect public from harmful, unscientific or incompetent care, that means these laws would require Boards to condone quackery- which defeats purpose of licensing.
#healthcare
#politics

@UmbaSaffire @Graci

I'd be willing to bet most of these laws contradict laws that are already in place about healthcare and practitioner licensing.

@tyghebright @Graci I bet you're right Tyghe. It's probably going to come down to knock-down drag-out messy battle.

Tim Snyder in book On Tyranny, talks abt movement twd autocracy & importance of professional medical, legal, etc organizations stepping fwd to resist actions that threaten rights. Been such an all-out assault on evidence-based trans medical/mental health care, abortion care & pub health measures such as those related to covid mitigation measures.
Done rant...
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@UmbaSaffire @Graci

Professional organizations really do need to step up. Here in Texas, they haven't done enough to protect their members, much less to protect patients.

I know a couple of local doctors who provided pediatric care to trans kids have left the Texas.

They were afraid that even if they stopped treating trans kids, they'd be charged with abuse. And they tried for months to find ways to continue treating their patients, off the books, but were getting death threats.

@tyghebright
💔 that's an unacceptable status quo. How terrible for both physicians and patients.

Some orgs came out w policy statements but like you say, it needs to go further in terms of things like advocacy & litigation support for those caught in the type of situation you describe. Broad public health interventions to educate public also important so people feel informed & empowered abt what's going on.
#healthcare
#ethics

@John_Ripley I had never heard this! Thanks.

@Trans_Feminist_Fox Cut off your nose to spite Trump's base?

@Graci

@Trans_Feminist_Fox *AUDIBLE GASP*

@Lucky188 prezactly!