Teenage surgery without parent's consent

[I_am_not_mafia]

I don't think so. My husband is also Catholic and his poops are THE worst. He has IBS so he gets diarrhea very often. Also, every time he poops, it takes like 20+ minutes and he always has to poop 3-4 times a day.

My husband had IBS when I met him. He eventually realised that he was coeliac and can't eat wheat or any form of gluten. He had been tested for it earlier and it came back negative but the results were wrong so he spent a few more years ruining his gut lining without realising.

[mlmooney89]

I feel like this question is too broad. Too many variables go into the reasoning.

Also I wonder if 16 is too young still for surgery. I know I'm not the same person I was at 16. Granted something like gender changing you'd prolly know for sure by 16 but its still really young. I know two years doesn't sound like a lot in the grand scheme of life but for a teenager's mental growth it is a lot. I think 18 is much better of an age. If my kid wanted to change I would get them the hormones and such and let them dress/look whichever gender they felt but no physical cutting would happen until my name didn't hafta go on a consent form. I can't make that decision for them. That's up to them.

[Edwardo Piet]

It's so hard because it depends on the person. I feel like for some people 18, or even 21 would be too young. Some people take a lot longer to mature. I feel like I didn't mature until I was about 26 or 27 lol. So like 1 or 2 years ago lol.

[Aoi Magi]

Should minors be allowed to get sex reassignment surgery without their parent's consent? 

Apparently this is happening in Minnesota with a teen who wants to transition into a woman and the mom is saying no. Was curious to know yall's opinions on the legal side of things.

Sex reassignment is best done from an early age, however it is not a decision that can be made by a single individual be it the parent, or child. I believe this should be decided by a panel of doctors including a psychologist, parents of the child or legal guardian, and the child, while giving the child's wishes the highest priority.

[Catholic_Lady]

Magi's back!! Where have you been, love?

[rado84]

Should minors be allowed to get sex reassignment surgery without their parent's consent? 

Apparently this is happening in Minnesota with a teen who wants to transition into a woman and the mom is saying no. Was curious to know yall's opinions on the legal side of things.

Yes, they should. Many parents still don't understand that being a parent doesn't make the kid their property and they can not treat them as such. Even when minors, they're still human beings who have right to choose for themselves (even if the choice is wrong but that's how we all learn). If the parents say "no", they doom their kid to a lack of happiness for life. Because the parents will die out some day and that kid, which will already be a grown man, will be left alone and miserable with themselves which could eventually lead to suicide.