The human brain is not completely developed until the age of 21. Children should be protected from making or having a decision made for them that has such permanent and life altering ramifications as hormone blockers and gender reassignment surgery.
I think the age should be 21. You can’t drink or buy tobacco or marijuana till 21. So make everything else that too.
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My initial thought was 21 as well, however one can get a tattoo at age 18 and that is rather permanent where drinking and smoking are temporary alterations and can be stopped. Additionally, it is at the age of 18 that one is able to join the military which is also very life altering. And it is also the age at which we are eligible to vote which has ramifications not just on an individual but potentially on everyone.
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18 is legal age here, but honestly it needs to be at age 21 so they have more time to actually think about the consequences of their actions and decisions. Plus they would have a better time not being influenced by “friends” and “family”.
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I think the brain isn’t fully developed until 25 years
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I agree. And would like to add, that the parent and/or guardian of child should not be held liable financially and/ or mandatory to obtain health insurance for such procedures. In most states (if not all) state the parents/guardian are required to have health insurance until they are 24 years of age. This was assuming the child attends college. Unless of course the child is emancipated.
I really just do not think the government should be getting involved with individual and family medical decisions like this. Hormone therapy is used for a broad range of issues, and a law like this would make it so much more difficult for doctors to use all of their tools at their disposal at the appropriate times
I wrote this one which supports ban of all hormone therapies for children entirely and also for any case of gender dysphoria, it should be treated as a mental illness first. Also labeling it nationally as a mental illness.
Also trying to study where the gender dysphoria comes from (hormonal imbalance, mental illness, etc) and then attempt to correct THAT rather than reinforce the dysphoria with hormonal therapy.
Essentially, the TRUE gender assigned at birth affirming care.
Example:
Male with low testosterone presenting gender dysphoria > Mental/Psychological evaluation, Hormonal blood panel, and then initiating testosterone therapy so the male can feel what NORMAL levels of testosterone should be and see if that corrects the dysphoria.
First of all, I would say:
- The person should be 25 years old or older. 18 is really an arbitrary number, and most people are still under the influence of, and dependent on, others. 21 is little better. By 25, they at least have considered some things,
- They should be told EVERY fact. Some people even seem to believe that hormones change them 100%. They only change NASCENT tissue, TO A DEGREE.
- They should have to bear the entire cost.
- They should be told of all the problems thy will or may have as a result.
- They should be FORBIDDEN to have certain tests that have no purpose.
Please keep puberty blockers legal for children with profound disabilities. This is soo important in helping parents care for their children.
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what disability is mitigated by the use of puberty blockers?
Hi Jorge,
Studies have shown that families with children with profound disabilities (those that significant contractures, inability to move, need rolling every 2 hours, wear a diaper, require tube feeding, etc) are better able to continue care for their family member when that family member stays the size of a child. People have a more difficult time rolling these people, bathing these people and transporting these people when they are too big to carry, lift or roll easily. Many families choose to put their profoundly retarded, adult children into state schools or group homes where there is an entire team to keep up with the physical labor required in caring for these people.
Some families are also using it with severely autistic boys who become so strong that they are being put into group homes because the family in unable to defend themselves any longer. (I had a friend who wore a catcher’s helmet every morning before getting her 14 year old autistic son up for school. she would keep the helmet on until her son was on the school bus. They, basically, had very large, male gym teachers on the bus to and from school.
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Interesting. I didn’t know that.
Jason is correct actually male brain
Is more like 27 to 29 till it’s fully matured.
The problem is more in the issue of the marketing and branding agenda of those who want to depopulate the planet.
More like 25 Years old would be appropriate As cognitive development is ultimately complete Not until 27 to 29 Years of age.
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Thats a very good point that I honestly hadn’t considered. Thank you for sharing.
I have a number of special ed. teachers in my family. My sister cared for the profoundly retarded.
Ours could be combined, mine focuses on the psychological side of things and creating a team to develop treatment protocols. It also addressed the cultural resistance we might face through education and creating a cohesive narrative (whereas the gender affirming care protocol is quite incohesive and nonsensical; it disregards science and research in order to make pharma companies $$$).
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Yes. True Informed consent doesn’t exist. They should be told about all physical, social, emotional, relational possible side effects.
I think simple verbage could rectify your concern. Hormone replacing puberty blockers should not be used on person under 21 for the purpose of gender affirming care. Hormone therapy for person under 21 must have a clinical diagnosis accompanied with supporting labwork to deem hormome therapy a necessary treatment option.
Adults seeking transition should also have labwork done to identify vitamin, mineral, hormonal deficiency. These must be treated and stable before undergoing surgical or medical treatment. Additional counseling should be conducted for two years and involve trauma informed care before a person can transistion. Counseling should not be two years of a couselor telling a person they are unhappy because they are in the wrong body. People need an opportunity to heal old wounds before making life changing decisions.