"Struck the right balance": Alberta premier Danielle Smith defends school pronoun policy | FULL

A day after making the announcement, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith stood behind her government’s proposed policies regarding transgender youth, gender-affirming care, sex education and parental notification.

In a news conference Thursday, the United Conservative Party (UCP) politician said she believes the suite of policies and guidelines, announced through a video shared on social media, “struck the right balance.”

The policy includes a prohibition on gender-affirmation surgery (top and bottom surgeries) for Albertans under 18 years old. It also prohibits puberty blockers and hormone therapy for Alberta youth 15 and under — unless they’ve already started treatment.

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