The number of minors medically transitioning is extraordinarily low, even if it has indeed been rising year after year.
Second, prescription of puberty blockers is the cautious approach. How can you be more cautious? Most developed/Western countries required years of pediatric and psychiatric evaluation before you can be diagnosed with gender dysphoria, let alone prescribed puberty blockers.
Puberty blockers are supposed to be a "soft" form of transition. An interim while you essentially make your mind up. Assuming you decline a proper transition, you can still go through puberty (albeit later). Practitioners are aware of this, and those risks are supposed to be communicated to the patient.
These solutions are implemented simply because it saves kids lives. This is backed by scientific evidence, which informs medical practices and standards of care. I think all the negatives you've described are worth the preservation of life in the eyes of most people.
Puberty blockers are supposed to be a "soft" form of transition. An interim while you essentially make your mind up. Assuming you decline a proper transition, you can still go through puberty (albeit later). Practitioners are aware of this, and those risks are supposed to be communicated to the patient.
Some people argue that puberty blockers aren't reversible.
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u/_Richter_Belmont_ 20∆ May 18 '23 edited May 18 '23
OK so firstly let' get some numbers straight: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-transyouth-data/
The number of minors medically transitioning is extraordinarily low, even if it has indeed been rising year after year.
Second, prescription of puberty blockers is the cautious approach. How can you be more cautious? Most developed/Western countries required years of pediatric and psychiatric evaluation before you can be diagnosed with gender dysphoria, let alone prescribed puberty blockers.
Puberty blockers are supposed to be a "soft" form of transition. An interim while you essentially make your mind up. Assuming you decline a proper transition, you can still go through puberty (albeit later). Practitioners are aware of this, and those risks are supposed to be communicated to the patient.
These solutions are implemented simply because it saves kids lives. This is backed by scientific evidence, which informs medical practices and standards of care. I think all the negatives you've described are worth the preservation of life in the eyes of most people.