The Reversal Nobody Saw Coming (Except Everyone Who Was Paying Attention)
The American Medical Association just did something remarkable. They admitted they were wrong.
Well, sort of. In a statement to National Review, the AMA announced that “the evidence for gender-affirming surgical intervention in minors is insufficient for us to make a definitive statement.” They now agree with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons that surgical interventions in minors should generally be deferred to adulthood.
Read that again. The nation’s largest medical association, the group that’s supposed to set the standard for medical practice across America, just confessed they don’t have enough evidence to support cutting into healthy children. This is the same organization that’s been pushing these procedures with religious fervor for years.
The timing here is absolutely stunning. Just last week, a young woman walked away with a two million dollar judgment against the medical professionals who removed her healthy breasts when she was sixteen. Sixteen. She was struggling with mental health issues, and instead of getting real help, she got a scalpel.
You know what’s even more telling? The AMA was all in on this stuff mere months ago. After the Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Skrmetti, effectively allowing states to ban these surgeries, the AMA threw a fit. Their president, Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, called it “harmful government interference into the practice of medicine.” He was disappointed that states might actually protect children from irreversible procedures.
When Money Talks, Medicine Listens
Here’s the thing about that two million dollar verdict. It wasn’t just about one girl. It was a message to every hospital, every surgeon, every medical association that’s been playing fast and loose with children’s bodies. Liability has a funny way of clarifying medical ethics.
The ASPS released their own statement this week saying the evidence doesn’t support genital procedures or removing the breasts of young girls who identify as boys. They went further, noting there’s insufficient support for puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. These aren’t fringe groups or conservative think tanks. These are mainstream medical organizations finally catching up to what parents have been screaming about for years.
But let’s talk about Dr. Mukkamala for a second. The Ben Shapiro Show published video footage of him making wild claims about these procedures. He said puberty blockers are reversible. They’re not. He cited questionable statistics about transgender regret and suicide rates. The kind of numbers that sound good in activist circles but fall apart under scrutiny.
This is what passes for medical leadership in 2025. A doctor who heads the nation’s largest medical association spouting talking points that wouldn’t survive peer review.
The Evidence Was Always Missing
The AMA says they support “evidence-based treatment” now. That’s rich. Where was this commitment to evidence when they were pushing these procedures on confused teenagers? Where was the caution when European countries started pulling back on these interventions years ago?
Sweden, Finland, the UK. They all looked at the same evidence and pumped the brakes. But American medical associations kept their foot on the gas, insisting that questioning these procedures was bigotry. They wrapped ideology in a white coat and called it medicine.
And here’s what really gets me. The AMA still supports other types of so-called gender-affirming care for minors. They’re hedging. They’re trying to save face while keeping one foot in the activist camp. It’s a calculated retreat, not a principled stand.
What This Means Moving Forward
This reversal matters because institutions shape culture. When the AMA says something, hospitals listen. Insurance companies listen. State medical boards listen. Their previous position gave cover to every doctor who wanted to perform these procedures without asking hard questions.
Now that cover is gone. Or at least it’s weakening.
But don’t expect a full mea culpa. Medical associations don’t work that way. They’ll quietly update their guidelines, issue carefully worded statements, and hope everyone forgets how aggressively they pushed this stuff just months ago. They’ll act like they were always cautious, always evidence-based, always putting children first.
The families who trusted these institutions know better. The detransitioners who are now filing lawsuits know better. The girl who just won two million dollars definitely knows better.
The medical establishment spent years dismissing concerns about these procedures as transphobia. They smeared doctors who raised questions. They ignored mounting evidence from Europe. They prioritized ideology over the Hippocratic Oath.
And now, faced with lawsuits and undeniable evidence of harm, they’re finally admitting what should have been obvious from the start. You don’t experiment on children. You don’t remove healthy body parts from confused teenagers. You don’t call irreversible damage “care.”
This reversal is welcome. But it’s also damning. Because it reveals just how willing our medical institutions were to sacrifice children at the altar of progressive ideology. That’s not something a carefully worded statement can fix.
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