A scoping review of the ethical issues in gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, there is a notable increase in recognising the health needs of transgender and gender-diverse individuals. As a result, gender-affirming care services are evolving and expanding in many parts of the world, and this has provoked increased debate on various aspects of the interventions that comprise such care. Resolution of these debates depends on addressing important ethical issues. This scoping review aims to identify the key ethical issues and arguments regarding gender-affirming care across various medical interventions.

Methods

We searched Embase, PubMed and SCOPUS to identify peer-reviewed publications that could meet some eligibility criteria such as publications presenting an ethical issue, argument, or principle related to gender-affirming care f

SUBMITTER: Surendran S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12042320 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature