Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈#Gender #selfdetermination as a #medical #right.
#Physicians should rethink #barriers to #genderaffirmingcare in light of the principle of gender self-determination. By considering gender self-determination as a #presumptive #right, physicians are more likely to avoid #unnecessary #barriers to #care.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Healthcare #Representation #Culture
Gender self-determination as a medical right
[See related editorial at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.240878][1] Transgender people face many formal barriers to gender-affirming care, sometimes known as “gatekeeping.” Gender-affirming care refers to a wide range of medical interventions that patients pursue to affirm, actualize, or