The American Medical Association today said transgender people shouldn’t have to have surgery to change their birth certificate. The move by the AMA at the group’s policy-making House of ...

The American Medical Association (AMA) is receiving criticism after its House of Delegates called for removing sex markers on birth certificates, with an advisory committee arguing that their ...

"For many transgender people, a needless operation should not be a government requirement to amend a sex designation on a birth certificate," said AMA President Ardis Dee Hoven, M.D. "State laws ...

CHICAGO -- The American Medical Association on Monday said transgender people should be able to switch the sex designation on their birth certificates without having sex-change surgery.

Board of Trustees recommending that the sex designation be removed from the publicly available portion of birth certificates at a Special Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates. Currently 48 states ...

the AMA said, should not be required in order for individuals to change their birth certificate. As Forbes reports, “most states require a court order as well as proof the transgender person ...

With the exception of Tennessee and Ohio, 48 states and the District of Columbia allow people to amend their sex designation on their birth certificate. Now, the American Medical Association ...

"For many transgender people, a needless operation should not be a government requirement to amend a sex designation on a birth certificate," said AMA President Ardis Dee Hoven, M.D. "State laws must ...