Science Explainer: How Often Do Minors Actually Get Gender-Affirming Surgery?
In one US year across 22.8M insured kids: 85 procedures — and zero under age 12. Most is chest surgery, and 97% of chest reductions on minors are done on CISGENDER boys, not trans kids. Genital surgery on trans minors is rarer still.
"Surgeries on children" is a slogan built on a number that barely exists.
The abrupt defunding of USAID sent shockwaves worldwide. In the first of a series supported by the Pulitzer Center and in collaboration with Science Magazine, we take an on-the-ground look at the impact of defunding health services in key places worldwide.
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Announcing the first Guix-Science release https://lobste.rs/s/vkxhni #nix #science
https://hpc.guix.info/blog/2026/09/guix-science-first-release/
