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JAMA Research Letter: 97% of gender-affirming breast reduction procedures on minors are on cis-gendered males
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The dad.
He's the parent and makes the medical decision. Not the child.
Yes, 14 years old is still a child.
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I would consider that unethical - while a 14-year-old is still a child, they do have some level of bodily autonomy. Forcing them to undergo a medically-unnecessary surgery against their will would violate that principle.
Would you say the same in the inverse situation? What if a doctor diagnosed the 14-year-old as transgender and the parent wanted them to get gender reassignment surgery, but the child didn't want to? Would you say that the parent makes the medical decision then?
From a strictly legal standpoint even, the answer to this question varies by state.
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That's fair. I do not consider most "gender affirming" surgeries medically necessary, and don't think anyone under the age of 18 should do transgender treatment because they are still minors and their brains are still developing.
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