The study, the first of its kind to examine access to pubertal suppression and suicidality, was published Thursday in the medical journal Pediatrics. The research comes as a handful of states are considering placing restrictions on transgender health care. One state, South Dakota is considering a law that would make it a felony for health care providers to prescribe medication to stop puberty, among other gender affirming health care treatments. Levine said this study is an important one, since it is the first to show a specific association between access to puberty blockers and a decrease in suicidiality. The study, she said, points to why access is so important, counter to some political movements to deny children such access.

Source: CNN January 23, 2020 12:11 UTC