RE: Ban Intersex Surgery for Children: Yes or No?
February 18, 2019 at 6:03 pm
(This post was last modified: February 18, 2019 at 6:04 pm by fredd bear.
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What a difficult question.
I don't have children, only 3 nephews.
I think I would be torn; I would desperately want my child to be happy, and would do anything for them.
HOWEVER, as far as I know, gender reassignment surgery cannot be reversed. I'm also under the impression that it is more effective if done before puberty.
All that needs to be weighed against the concept of legal infancy. We don't allow children to do a whole bunch of things. This is because they lack the mental capacity to make important decisions . So, do we simply make an exception for gender reassignment? This is something which effects the person at the most intimate level for the rest of their lives.
I'm not convinced a child should be able to make that decision. However, this is such a deeply personal matter, I think the law should butt out.
Imo yelling 'Ban it!' on a regular basis ,is the mark of an unreflective and shallow mind. Off hand, I can't actually think of a serious social issue which has been resolved by banning something. Of course I may be wrong, I often am.
I don't have children, only 3 nephews.
I think I would be torn; I would desperately want my child to be happy, and would do anything for them.
HOWEVER, as far as I know, gender reassignment surgery cannot be reversed. I'm also under the impression that it is more effective if done before puberty.
All that needs to be weighed against the concept of legal infancy. We don't allow children to do a whole bunch of things. This is because they lack the mental capacity to make important decisions . So, do we simply make an exception for gender reassignment? This is something which effects the person at the most intimate level for the rest of their lives.
I'm not convinced a child should be able to make that decision. However, this is such a deeply personal matter, I think the law should butt out.
Imo yelling 'Ban it!' on a regular basis ,is the mark of an unreflective and shallow mind. Off hand, I can't actually think of a serious social issue which has been resolved by banning something. Of course I may be wrong, I often am.
