The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention heard from medical advocacy group Do No Harm on Tuesday on adding new medical codes for patient histories of gender transition or detransition.
Do No Harm has advocated for removing diversity, equity and inclusion policies from medical school admissions and education and against gender-transition hormones or surgeries for minors. The group has proposed multiple codes classifying aspects of the gender transition and detransition process and in September, proposed the first code strictly for gender detransition, which was accepted by the CDC. The CDC plans to implement the code on Oct. 1.
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