A plurality of Americans do not believe parents should be able to provide their children, who claim to be transgender, with puberty-blocking drugs, a survey from The Economist/YouGov found.
The survey asked if they supported or opposed the following: “Allowing parents to provide their transgender children or teenagers with puberty-blocking drugs, which can temporarily prevent the effects of puberty that may not align with their gender identity?”
A plurality, 49 percent, said they oppose allowing it, and of those, 37 percent “strongly” oppose. Just over a quarter, 28 percent, said they support it, and 22 percent are not sure.
The vast majority of Republicans, 72 percent, oppose allowing parents to give their children puberty-blocking drugs, and 52 percent of independents agree. A plurality of Democrats, 47 percent, however, support parents giving children…
