And you've ignored the OP because you don't like it's conclusion... Head in sand
But yes... continue to support mutilating teens and possibly making them permanently infertile. Teens who barely know what they want in life and what they want to do. What a fantastic idea... Letting a 12 or 13 year old make a decision that will permanently alter their body for the rest of their life. Espeically a kid who may be experiencing mental issues and not making decision clearly.
Let me be clear... I give zero fucks about what an adult wants to do. After 18... have at it, even if believe that's a still a little young. But kids are far more malleable and will bend to the will of the adults in their lives, especially parents and doctors. If a psycho parent is pushing a trans agenda on their young child.. guess what happens. And because the America system has lost its minds, there's almost zero pushback from doctors as shown in the article below.
Notice how most EU countries require thorough therapy and counseling before even considering hormone blockers or surgery? What a novel idea... Maybe make sure the kid really is trans and not projecting due to outside influence or other mental issues.
Europe And U.S. Diverge Sharply On Treatment Of Gender Incongruence In Minors
In line with precautionary principle, introduction of treatments whose effects are either disputed or unknown should be carefully reviewed before being routinely adopted.
www.forbes.com
In Europe political divisions on this topic aren’t nearly as conspicuous as they are in the U.S.
Rather, the debate is much more fact-based. An increasing number of countries have conducted systematic reviews of evidence to determine the benefits and risks of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. And the findings from these reviews—that the certainty of benefits is “very low”—have informed changes in policy regarding treatment of gender incongruence in minors. While European health authorities aren’t instituting bans on treatment, currently minors in six European countries—Norway, U.K. Sweden, Denmark, France and Finland—can access puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones
only if they meet strict eligibility requirements, usually in the context of a tightly controlled research setting.
Unlike Europe, there doesn’t appear to be a middle ground in the U.S. Instead the discussion on trans care for youth is polarized, with dueling diametrically opposed viewpoints. It’s either provide access to a full set of services,
including pharmaceutical interventions, without reservation and cite existing evidence as if it’s settled science, or prohibit therapy entirely. (What were you saying again? The Science is settled? lol)
A marked shift in policy this year has meant that in
Denmark most youth referred to the centralized gender clinic no longer get a prescription for puberty blockers, hormones or surgery.
Rather, they receive therapeutic counseling and other support services. (NO WAY!! SHOCKING)
In
France, the Académie Nationale de Médecine in February 2022
recommended the “greatest reserve” when considering puberty blockers or hormone treatments.
The academy warned that the risk of “over-diagnosis” is real and urged caution when evaluating patients.
At the risk of overgeneralizing, the American approach allows
minors much more autonomy, in which the medical establishment’s role is mostly to assent to a child’s declaration that he or she is trans.
This affirmative model removes several safeguards put in place by, say, the Dutch Protocol, resulting in a possible deficient lack of medical precautions.