AMA under fire for floating taxpayer-funded uterus transplants for biological men: 'An activist position'
American Medical Association plots move on taxpayer-funded uterus transplants for men
The AMA's Journal of Ethics made arguments for uterus transplants for transgender patients in June, including whether taxpayers should bear the cost, which could be anywhere from $100,000 to $300,000 for each procedure.
Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary, one of the move's staunchest critics, questioned why the association is not pouring its resources into research focused on complications surrounding gender-affirming treatment instead during "Fox & Friends."
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"It is odd that the AMA is choosing to really focus on this activist position rather than fund the important research we need in transgender medicine," Makary told Ainsley Earhardt Wednesday. "What's the regret rate after transition surgery? What's the long term complication rate of hormones?"
"Those studies are not being done. Instead of funding those studies, they've chosen to take an activist position," Makary said. "And it's very hard to do research in this field, Ainsley, because the activists have run a lot of people out of town, that reasonable doctors and objective scientists have been run out of town. Even recently, Mayo and Jefferson have fired people over simply suggesting that we need better research."
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