They would require psychiatrists, endocrinologists and medical ethicists to have roles in creating facility-wide gender-affirming care plans for patients of all ages. Patients under 21 would have to receive at least six months of mental health counseling before starting gender-affirming medication or surgery. Providers would be barred from referring minors to treatment elsewhere, such as clinics in other states.
I am fairly pro-transgender rights with some exceptions.
If anyone has read my prior post, I have always said a psychiatrist or endocrinologist should be involved with transgender people.
The law to me is a good thing. I don’t agree with the below 21, it should be 18.
I also don’t agree with the referring clause. That is good medicine to refer people to other doctors and sometimes they are outside your state.
The left seems to idolize Sweden. So shouldn’t we follow their lead? Isn’t that what the left has been whining about for years?
Why wouldn’t I allow it in some cases? Weird, I have never said it should NEVER be allowed. Just like we shouldn’t give chemotherapy to people without cancer, we shouldn’t give hormones to children who are not trans. It is that simple. It isn’t like candy, it has serious side effects that could prevent the development of the child into who they should be.
Studies have consistently shown 80-90% of children outgrow this once they hit puberty. Puberty blockers are not as reversible as they claim. They can cause serious and permanent damage to the child. It isn’t something you should do lightly. It is also why I agree a psychiatrist and an endocrinologist should be involved.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230208-sweden-puts-brakes-on-treatments-for-trans-minors
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/04/gender-affirming-care-debate-europe-dutch-protocol/673890/
https://segm.org/segm-summary-sweden-prioritizes-therapy-curbs-hormones-for-gender-dysphoric-youth