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Podcast: ACSH Science Dispatch
Episode: Gender-Affirming Care For Kids: Ethical Or Unacceptable?
Description: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) seems to be in an awkward spot. The group fears that children could be exposed to hormone-disrupting pesticides through food. However, it also endorses the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones—drugs that disrupt normal hormone production—in gender-dysphoric youth.
Are the AAP's divergent standards justified, or is this just a classic case of hypocrisy?