The New York Post reports research on suicide danger among gender-confused children who do not receive treatment: hormones and surgery. A priori, the expectation would be higher rates of suicide among the untreated.
Starting in 2022, 23 states — with 47% of the nation’s transgender-identifying youth — restricted all or some trans treatments for patients under age 18.
These states have in effect provided a natural laboratory, allowing for direct comparison of teen suicide trends with states that haven’t restricted sex-change treatments.
If the activists are right, suicide rates for children would have increased in states with restrictions.
But we found zero evidence that state policies led to increased suicide rates, period.
While suicide rates are higher among transgender children, 'treatment' or the lack thereof appears to have no impact on suicide likelihood.
