What Could Justify Physician Refusal of Puberty Suppressive Therapy?

REFERENCES

• de Vries , A. L. D. , Doreleijers , T. A. H. Steensma , T. D. 2011 . Psychiatric comorbidity in gender dysphoric adolescents . Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry , 52 ( 11 ) : 1195 – 1202 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hewitt , J. K. , Paul , C. Kasiannan , P. 2012 . Hormone treatment of gender identity disorder in a cohort of children and adolescents . Medical Journal of Australia , 196 ( 9 ) : 578 – 581 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kass , L. 1997 . The wisdom of repugnance . New Republic , 216 ( 22 ) : 17 – 26 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kelly , D. 2013 . Yuck! The nature and moral significance of disgust , Cambridge , MA : MIT Press .
   Google Scholar
• Kon , A. 2014 . Transgender children and adults . American Journal of Bioethics , 14 ( 1 ) : 48 – 50 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Spack , N. P. , Edwards-Leepr , L. Feldman , H. A. 2012 . Children and adolescents with gender identity disorder referred to a pediatric medical center . Pediatrics , 129 ( 3 ) : 418 – 425 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Steensma , T. D. , McGuire , J. K. Kreukels , B. P. C. 2013 . Factors associated with desistence and persistence of childhood gender dysphoria: A qualitative follow-up study . Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 52 ( 6 ) : 582 – 590 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wallien , M. S. C. , Swaab , H. and Cohen-Kettenis , P. T. 2008 . Psychiatric comorbidity among children with gender identity disorder . Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 40 ( 10 ) : 1307 – 1423 .
   Google Scholar
• White , H. 2011 . Puberty-preventing drugs to be given to 12 year-olds in UK gender identity study , LifeSiteNews.com . Available at: http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/puberty-preventing-drugs-to-be-given-to-12-year-olds-in-uk-gender-identity (accessed August 16, 2013)
   Google Scholar
• Wicclair , M. R. 2011 . Conscientious objection in health care , New York , NY : Cambridge University Press .
   Google Scholar