Year: 2023
Resolution Number: 35
Action Taken: Approved
Status: In Progress
Author(s): Halley Crissman, MD, MPH, Sara Jaber, MD, David Lee, MD, MS, Madeline Merwin, and Suha Syed, MD
Sponsor: Sara Jaber, MD
On behalf of: MI Section, American College of OB/GYN
Committee: D (Public Health)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS affirms that an individual’s genotypic sex, phenotypic sex, sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity are not always aligned or indicative of the other, and that gender for many individuals may differ from the sex assigned at birth; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support access to gender-affirming care including the spectrum of behavioral, psychological, medical, and surgical interventions for the treatment of gender dysphoria or gender incongruence and shall support public and private health insurance coverage for treatment of gender dysphoria or gender incongruence; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS opposes criminalization and legislative interference in the provision of gender-affirming care as outlined by generally-accepted standards of medical and surgical practice; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS supports education on gender diversity and gender-affirming care at all levels of medical education, including medical school, residency, and continuing professional development; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS partner with other medical organizations to issue a statement encouraging physician education regarding gender-affirming care and affirming that physicians should assist in transferring and referring transgender patients to the appropriate health care when they are unable to provide the gender-affirming services the patient needs.
RESOLVED: That MSMS affirms that an individual’s genotypic sex, phenotypic sex, sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity are not always aligned or indicative of the other, and that gender for many individuals may differ from the sex assigned at birth; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support access to gender-affirming care including the spectrum of behavioral, psychological, medical, and surgical interventions for the treatment of gender dysphoria or gender incongruence and shall support public and private health insurance coverage for treatment of gender dysphoria or gender incongruence; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS opposes criminalization and legislative interference in the provision of gender-affirming care as outlined by generally-accepted standards of medical and surgical practice; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS supports education on gender diversity and gender-affirming care at all levels of medical education, including medical school, residency, and continuing professional development; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS partner with other medical organizations to issue a statement encouraging physician education regarding gender-affirming care and affirming that physicians should assist in transferring and referring transgender patients to the appropriate health care when they are unable to provide the gender-affirming services the patient needs.
Fiscal Note: $4,500-$9,000
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