A call for SASOP to review their position on the care of ‘transgender and non-binary youth’

Allan Donkin; Reitze Rodseth; Janet Giddy

doi:10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v31i0.2381

Scientific Letter

A call for SASOP to review their position on the care of ‘transgender and non-binary youth’

Allan Donkin, Reitze Rodseth, Janet Giddy

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Allan Donkin, First Do No Harm Southern Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
Reitze Rodseth, First Do No Harm Southern Africa, Cape Town, South Africa; and, Department of Anaesthesiology/Research Methodology, Faculty of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Janet Giddy, First Do No Harm Southern Africa, Cape Town, South Africa

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Keywords

SASOP; Cass review; gender dysphoria in children and adolescents; gender; gender affirming care.

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Crossref Citations

1. FDNHSA’s response to KL Dunkle et al.’s ‘Upholding clinical integrity and South African relevance: A defence of the SASOP position statement on the care of transgender and non-binary youth’
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2. Locally relevant, ethically urgent: Defending SASOP’s stance on transgender and non-binary youth
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doi: 10.4102/SAJPSYCHIATRY.v32i0.2543

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