Brazil's CFM medicines council had authorized the therapy for people 16 and older in 2019, but on Wednesday published a resolution saying hormone treatment will henceforth be “prohibited before the age of 18.”
The CFM raised the minimum age for sexual reassignment surgery “that involves a potentially sterilizing effect” from 18 to 21 years.
Brazil's move was the latest blow for transgender rights after Britain’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the legal definition of a “woman” is based on a person’s sex at birth.
Supporters of hormone therapy argue it alleviates the suffering of minors with gender dysphoria by allowing their bodies to develop in line with their gender identity.
Transgender people have become a flashpoint in the culture wars spearheaded by the United States, which under Donald Trump now only recognizes two sexes, male and female, as defined at birth.
Several other countries that had authorized hormone treatment for transgender minors have recently stepped back as a precaution.
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