However, The New York Times on Friday published the full statement that the AMA provided to the paper’s reporters in February. The statement supported the veracity of its reporting on the AMA’s position on youth gender surgeries. The AMA has offered no evidence to back up its claims that it was misquoted on the matter and that it has consistently supported youth gender surgeries. “While some media coverage characterized this as agreement with the ASPS statement,” the board newsletter stated, “that phrasing did not come from the AMA. In the absence of clear evidence, the AMA agrees with ASPS that surgical interventions in minors should be generally deferred to adulthood.

Source: New York Times March 28, 2026 07:01 UTC