evidence: Why Ron DeSantis’ claim that Sweden ‘shut down’ gender-affirming surgical care is Half True [...] The gender-affirming surgery DeSantis cited is rarely performed on minors, said Dr. Marci Bowers, a gynecological surgeon and president of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Surgeries on minors happen "only under the most severe conditions of gender dysphoria," she said. Gender dysphoria is the experience of distress that results when people’s sex assigned at birth does not match their gender identity. [...] Speaking about gender-affirming surgical care for minors, DeSantis said Sweden "shut it down."