Is castrating young boys ethical?

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Have you considered that the parents might have sexually abused their children in other ways with simply another justification?

Of course. That does not change my argument.

There are psychological reasons for it, those reasons *usually* surface hard around puberty... the real question is what is a 'child', and what makes you think that they can live as something that isn't themselves for so long as to make it past an arbitrary age line where their parents disbecome part of the process?

Puberty is complete roughly four years before a person reaches adulthood. It is hardly a stretch to expect a person to wait and then make that choice independently.

Because the likelihood of a teenager not having sex until they are legally adults is... 'immense'.

Oh, sweetie. That was a strawman. I did not saying anything about the likelihood. I said I prefer it that way. If you're more concerned about your sex organs than your schoolwork at that age, your parents need to redirect your attention. Furthermore, my genitals have never ruled my life so much that I found it impossible to live for thinking about them. I am rather certain I could manage a relatively happy existence for a few years with a penis. It would be uncomfortable and I would not be a huge fan, but I would rather do that than have my parents involved in a gender reassignment surgery that could go wrong. Plastic surgery, which is what this is, is not something a minor should undergo. It is elective and dangerous. When you are an adult, go ahead and take that risk. Until that time, stop thinking about your genitals and get some homework done.