Maybe they meant to say "Providing gender-affirming care is both child maltreatment and malpractice"
From the article:
“Medical and psychosocial gender affirming healthcare practices have been demonstrated to yield lower rates of adverse mental health outcomes, build self-esteem, and improve overall quality of life for transgender and gender diverse youth,” the Office of Population Affairs release reads.
More than half of transgender male teens who participated in the survey reported attempting suicide in their lifetime, while 29.9 percent of transgender female teens said they attempted suicide. Among non-binary youth, 41.8 percent of respondents stated that they had attempted suicide at some point in their lives.
Moral: Don't get your science from politicians, and don't go to the doctor to learn about politics
Maybe they meant to say "Providing gender-affirming care is both child maltreatment and malpractice"
From the article:
And from this other article:
Moral: Don't get your science from politicians, and don't go to the doctor to learn about politics