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I didn't ignore what you said, I acknowledged it in my first reply when I guessed at your logic and offered mine. I thought I was pretty clear.
How much evidence do you think you have? How much do you think is necessary?
Regret following gender procedures is incredibly low. Should we close every (non gender related) clinic that has a higher regret rate? Should we ban every procedure? We'd be left with very few clinics and hospitals.
If Tavistock and Kaiser didn't follow established protocols, I have no issue with there being repercussions. But don't think there aren't protocols and they aren't incredibly cautious.
You're assuming those clinics are the norm but you aren't really making that case. Maybe step out of your comfort zone, pretend you have a kid with gender dysphoria, and look into what options you have.
There is not enough of a body of evidence to claim regret is low. Because the greater number of people transitioning happened in the last 5 years. You need to analyze and track a large number of patients 10-20 years down the line. That hasn't happened yet.
A lot of these transition drugs will have long term consequences years down the line. People who start gender affirming drugs have to be on it for life.
These days, you don't even need to have gender dysphoria to be considered trans. There's a lot of nonbinary people who don't have gender dysphoria getting on these drugs. All the trans reddit communities have instructions and tips on how to get these drugs BTW.
On top of that, there are no reputable studies on the long term side effects of these drugs.
So I am completely against giving these drugs to kids under 18.
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