Traci Mumford
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Until now, most major medical groups in the U.S.
have opposed efforts to restrict this kind of care, saying doctors should make decisions that take into account patients' individual needs, no matter their age.
Surgeries specifically, which the new recommendations are aimed at, have been rare.
Hospital data shows that from 2016 to 2020, roughly 700 minors a year underwent a gender-related surgery, the vast majority of which were mastectomies.
In explaining their changing guidance, both medical groups pointed to what they said was sparse research on the risks and benefits of the procedures.
Their shifting stance comes as there's been a growing political backlash over this kind of care.
The Trump administration has condemned gender treatment for minors as malpractice and made it a frequent talking point.
Medical professionals have also been rattled by dozens of lawsuits filed by people who came to regret the gender-related procedures they had as teenagers.
Last week, a jury in New York ruled in favor of a woman who claimed a mastectomy she had at 16, when she identified as male, had left her disfigured.
She was awarded $2 million, marking the first malpractice verdict in a case like that.
In an emotional video released last night, the TV news anchor Savannah Guthrie said she and her siblings were ready to listen to ransom offers as a frantic search for their mother continues.
And we are ready to listen.
84-year-old Nancy Guthrie has been missing since this weekend.
She was dropped off at home in a quiet neighborhood outside of Tucson on Saturday night.
On Sunday morning, she didn't show up for church.
Her wallet, cell phone, and car were all left at her house.
And when police went to investigate, there was red splatter on her front doorstep.
The local sheriff said there was other concerning evidence at the scene, quote, inside, outside, all over.
In the past few days, at least two news outlets reported that they had received messages that appeared to be ransom notes, including one that demanded millions of dollars in Bitcoin.
Officials say they're investigating the notes, but so far, no suspects have been identified.