A prestigious medical journal published an opinion piece that claimed giving parents’ the right to make their child’s healthcare decisions is a threat to physicians providing care.

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) — arguably one of the most affluent publications in the world — published an opinion article on Oct. 12, written by two health service academics who argued that parents making healthcare decisions for their children — such as preventing them from getting sex-change surgery — threatens a child’s access to care and a physician’s ability to provide it.