“The doctor-patient relationship is inviolable and sacrosanct.”

The “Statement from the AMA Section of Pediatrics on gender-affirming treatments” is firmly against the interference of government in medical decisions, and directly refutes Smith’s assertion that treatment is irreversible.

This is a medical decision and no one should be involved except the child, their parents if the child is not a mature minor, the physician (pediatrician or family/rural physician) and other health care team members. The doctor-patient relationship is inviolable and sacrosanct. Full stop.