{"id":135356,"date":"2023-10-12T00:02:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T04:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/?p=135356"},"modified":"2023-10-12T03:48:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T07:48:36","slug":"catholic-medical-association-takes-a-stand-on-gender-ideology-for-dozens-of-med-school-chapters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/catholic-medical-association-takes-a-stand-on-gender-ideology-for-dozens-of-med-school-chapters\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Mutilating’ interventions: Catholic Medical Association denounces trans procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘The ideology…is harmful since it declares that people can remake themselves according to how they feel,’ CMA wrote<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Catholic Medical Association presented a “highly anticipated” public position paper deconstructing gender ideology to medical students and professionals in Phoenix at its recent education conference.<\/p>\n

The paper<\/a>\u00a0argued “the attempt to address surgically and with hormones what should be treated psychiatrically with counselling is not authentic health care.”<\/p>\n

Even more, “sex reassignment does not respect the fundamental order of the human person with a body-and-soul unity,” it continued. “The ideology underlying [gender dysphoria] is harmful since it declares that people can remake themselves according to how they feel.”<\/p>\n

The paper also cited “interventions that are structurally and\/or functionally mutilating and have long term and irreversible consequences.”<\/p>\n

The Catholic Medical Association “is the largest association of Catholic individuals in health care,” according to its website<\/a>. The organization exists to “represent faithful Catholics in the medical community; create and organize educational resources and events; advocate for members, the Church, and the medical profession in public forums; and provide guidance for bishops and other national leaders.”<\/p>\n

The CMA “strongly disagrees with current medical interventions in gender dysphoria treatment for minors for the reasons outlined in our statement,” association President Craig Treptow said in a statement provided to The College Fix.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Catholic physicians do not deny care,” Dr. Treptow wrote. They offer holistic, life-affirming, evidence-based health care.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Fix<\/em> asked the CMA whether the organization has aimed specifically to help medical students resist gender ideology on their campuses. It has not yet received a response.<\/p>\n

In a Sept. 18 newsletter post<\/a>, CMA stated it had advanced the position paper at its 92nd Annual Educational Conference earlier that month.<\/p>\n

The conference brought more than 700 doctors, health care professionals and medical students together for four days, CMA wrote<\/a> Sept. 11 on X.<\/p>\n

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The resounding success of CMA's conference is undeniable as more than 700 physicians, health care professionals and medical students descended upon Phoenix, Ariz. Sept 6-10th. The theme of courage united attendees regardless of their specific medical fields or years of practice. pic.twitter.com\/9Sy7E7ukEj<\/a><\/p>\n

— Catholic Medical Association (@catholicmed) September 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n