JohnWickdidnothingwrong
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In 2026, we still have people with the title "Doctor" that are making health decisions based on hate.
"We know you're suffering, we just don't care b/c JAYSUS!"
Because it's not about care.
It's a little on-the-nose to observe that the American Society of Plastic Surgeons seems to be made up of shallow and fake "doctors", but here we are.
I don't know why people that disagree with this are ever listened to on anything.
This is a direct result of assfaces "they're gonna do transgender for all!" bit. Doctors, good, sympathetic doctors, are already insanely conservative about any elective procedures on minors. The goal of preventing children from making regrettable permanent decisions HAS ALREADY BEEN ACHIEVED. Viagra prescriptions have a higher percentage of regretful outcomes than all gender-affirming surgery, including pre-majority.
Of course there's no one-size-fits-all solution, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE DOCTORS MAKE THE DECISIONS, NOT BUREAUCRATS.
Why are politicians even allowed to opine here? Why do we not have laws that say doctors are in charge of doctor shit??
I'm glad they feel regret while betraying their patients and their oath, that makes it all ok.
Again, this piece of shit is a *doctor*.
https://apnews.com/article/surgery-transgender-minors-mastectomy-hormones-6f746529356f3aee0141569247dc7a77
Understand that if you aren't trans, or even queer, this still affects you. They stripped abortion rights by arguing that *Americans don't have a right to basic privacy*.
Not women. Americans.
They will use the same machinery that robs us on the frontier of our rights to rob you in the center of society. It is literally only a matter of time.
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Listen, the "well I don't think it's a good idea" folks;
I don`t think you should be allowed to reproduce, but since I`m neither your doctor nor your parent, my opinion doesn`t matter either.
The entire goddamn point is that it's a decision that doctors and patients and parents make and nobody else, not RFK, not you, not me, have any business doing anything about it besides supporting them.
The entire goddamn point of THAT point is that politicians don't belong in anyone's medical decisions and this kind of shit is the canary in the coal mine for YOUR rights.
Jfc
ricbri695
In fairness, plastic surgeons would go out of business if MAGA boycotted them, so it’s no shock to see them bending the knee
Owl2017
I think at least the UK and other European countries are also trending in this direction
JarJarDrinks
Tattoo regret, marriage regret, enlistment regret. Even at 19 people make decisions they regret, much less at 14 or 16. Surgery that cannot be undone requires a certain level of maturity.
mrollings53
I'll get flak for agreeing that surgery should be delayed until someone is mentally mature, but that is only because puberty blockers exist.
JohnWickdidnothingwrong
They see puberty blockers the same way. This is not a care issue for the administration. And yes, you will get flak, you're not a goddamn doctor.
foreverinchains
Okay, fine, but if you're going to do that, apply those same rules to cisgender kids, too.
The overwhelming majority of gender-affirming care goes to cisgender people.
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/gender-affirming-surgeries-rarely-performed-on-transgender-youth/
If you're not going to do that, you're admitting that your entire position is utter bullshit and you just hate trans people.
JohnWickdidnothingwrong
They won`t, ever, because it`s not about care at all, it`s just more vice-signaling to their base.
INeverReadTheTOS
I'm in favor of minors generally not receiving cosmetic surgery outside of extreme situations. Cis or trans.
OTHER forms of gender-affirming care, like hormones and puberty blockers, however, are overwhelmingly safe and life-saving, and opposing them is simply opposing reality.
HeresYourSauce
At 19 they're not even minors.
INeverReadTheTOS
I don't think restricting minors from getting gender-affirming surgeries is a bad idea at all.
As long as other forms of gender-affirming care, especially puberty blockers specifically, continue to be allowed.
JohnWickdidnothingwrong
Are you every trans kids doctor? Their parent? The kid themselves?
No?
Then I don't give a whiff of a shit about your medical opinion.
No offense.
mksu
Would you be able to share the peer-reviewed review article about the long term outcomes of gender-affirming surgeries on transgender teens you're basing your opinion off of?
UserNamesArentEasy
Honestly I agree, I fully support getting the care and such that you need but there may be growing complications and such that could happen. Body is developing until 20 or something like that. Then get your surgery to be the person you want to be. Though I feel like 18 could be soon enough for some.
IDK it's such a complicated thing because every person is different.
sometimesarobot
Yeah I'd think there'd possibly be trouble if you get surgery at, I dunno, 15. But 18's fine, unless a week earlier they decided "hey I think.."
Owl2017
I thought the argument was that no minors were receiving surgeries so why is this an issue? Although, I think it does come on the heels of several major lawsuits from detransitioners who felt compelled by their providers to get surgery under 18.
JohnWickdidnothingwrong
Virtually none are. The issue is legislators making medical decisions.
Owl2017
That is a major issue and should be cautioned. I have seen other unregulated medical markets with unscrupulous medical providers predatorily taking advantage of patients though, not that medical providers are always ethical and may even practice outside their scope of expertise at time causing medical harm and malpractice