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Doctors treating trans youth grapple with uncertainty, lack of training

  • Written by stef m. shuster, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Michigan State University
imageRandomized controlled trials of therapeutic interventions have yet to be conducted.Bet_Noire/Getty Images

Last month, the Arkansas Senate passed legislation prohibiting medical providers from offering gender-affirming hormones or surgeries to trans youth.

If you were to read the bill – titled the Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act &ndas...

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