20
The Splendor of the Human Person:
A Catholic Vision of the Person and Sexuality
come common practice for patients who self-identify as transgender to receive
a prescription for cross-sex hormones on their very first visit to a clinic.
19
The
American College of Pediatricians, a national organization of pediatricians and
other healthcare professionals dedicated to the health and well-being of chil-
dren, cautions parents that the best available research shows substantial risks to
children from the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. Numerous
19 Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, Inc., "Transgender Healthcare," accessed on February
22, 2019, https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-greater-texas/patient-
resources/transgender-healthcare.
