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dioxxys posted...

Just hope these "kids" are not doing hormone treatments under the age of 16 because you know "mental maturity" and the like. Because God forbid society somehow ends up finding it okay for teens under 16 to sterilize themselves but not have sexual intercourse.

I'm not sure where the ethical consensus is going to end up when it comes to minors. On one hand, gender identity is typically established long before puberty, so it's not like kids can't credibly express dysphoric feelings, plus the whole process gets much easier and less damaging if puberty blockers are used instead of having to change hormones once they're at post-pubescent levels. On the other, transitioning is a major medical choice with permanent consequences, including sterility, and letting minors make decisions like that is typically frowned upon (many doctors will refuse to perform sterilization operations on anyone young enough to have any chance to change their mind).

If I had to make a guess, I'd say the standard will be to defer transitioning until later outside of particularly urgent cases (i.e. imminent suicide). That's purely a guess, though. It could very easily end up going either way.
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