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Seattle Children’s postpones trans teen’s surgery indefinitely (www.thestranger.com)

submitted 11 hours ago by DougHolland to c/seattle

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[–] B312 -3 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

Why is a child getting that surgery anyway? Shouldn’t it be done once they’re fully mature

[–] pdxfed 2 points 1 hour ago

Dr. Fucking Livingstone, I presume?!?

Do you walk on an airplane and give tips to the pilot too?

[–] DougHolland 7 points 4 hours ago

The kid wants the surgery. His parents want him to have the surgery. His doctors want him to have the surgery. He's been through the not-easy gauntlet of psych evals and counseling. His insurance has approved the surgery. The hospital schedules the surgery...

And then Donald Trump overrules the kid, the parents, the doctors, the psych evals and counseling, the insurance company, and the hospital.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

It is allowed with parental consent. They would have no issue doing the surgery if the boy complained of back issues due to his boobs.