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Health and Human Services issued updated guidance that recognizes only two sexes.
The American Academy of Family Physicians said it will comply with executive orders.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said they will not change their current definitions of sex.
American Psychological Association CEO: "The new restrictive definition of sex ignores decades of science, increasing harm to youth and families".
The American Medical Association continues to hold that medical decisions are best made by patients, their families and their physicians, supported by medical evidence.
The policy on the Medical Spectrum of Gender , first enacted in 2018 , appears to remain unchanged.
HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon told ABC News the department has no comment.
ABC News has reached out to the White House for comment.
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