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🗓️ 1 July 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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In May, On Point featured the first U.S. broadcast interview of Dr. Hilary Cass.
The UK-based pediatrician had just completed the world’s largest systematic review of medicalized care for gender-questioning youth.
On Point senior editor Dorey Scheimer speaks with parents about how they navigate decisions about care for their transgender and gender-questioning children, and the challenges they face.
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| 0:00.0 | This is on point. I'm Meghna Chuck Rabardi and we've got a podcast special drop for you today. |
| 0:06.6 | Back in May, we featured the first U.S. broadcast interview of Dr. Hillary Cass. |
| 0:12.4 | The UK-based pediatrician |
| 0:14.0 | had just completed the world's largest |
| 0:16.0 | systematic reviews of medicalized care |
| 0:19.0 | for gender questioning youth. |
| 0:21.0 | Cass had been commissioned to do the studies by Britain's National Health Service, and her review |
| 0:27.0 | concluded that, quote, for most young people, a medical pathway will not be the best way to manage their gender-related distress." |
| 0:36.0 | End quote. |
| 0:37.0 | Now if you miss that conversation, you can find our extensive interview with Dr. Cass right here in our podcast feed. |
| 0:44.0 | Onpoint Senior Editor Dory Shimer produced that episode, and in doing so she spoke with major |
| 0:49.2 | medical societies in the U.S. including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Endocrine Society. |
| 0:55.5 | She also talked at length with many families who are navigating their children's gender identities. |
| 1:02.8 | Their stories are important to hear. |
| 1:04.8 | And today, Dory shares what she learned. |
| 1:09.9 | I spoke to so many families. |
| 1:12.2 | Their circumstances are different, |
| 1:13.8 | but there is one thing they all shared. |
| 1:16.6 | The love they have for their children. |
| 1:18.5 | Their endless effort to do their best for their children, |
| 1:21.8 | even while navigating something they initially knew nothing |
| 1:24.6 | about. |
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