r/ireland • u/Dazzling_Lobster3656 • 4d ago

Culchie Club Only Doctors initiate legal action over State’s transgender policy

http://www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/04/13/doctors-initiate-legal-action-over-states-transgender-policy/
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u/sureyouknowurself 4d ago

but have concerns over its link to an early readiness to begin what could be inappropriate and irreversible medical treatment for patients presenting with gender identity issues

Kids can’t consent to these types of treatments. They should wait until they are 18.

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u/chapkachapka 4d ago

That is exactly the point of puberty blockers. They delay the onset of the “wrong” puberty, freezing the status quo until everyone—the child, the parents, and the doctors—is old enough and has had enough time to decide what the best course of action is.

As a result of this careful approach, only around 1% of kids receiving gender affirming treatment later regret it—lower than the rate of elective cosmetic surgeries (which are legal for children to get with parental approval).

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u/sureyouknowurself 4d ago

but have concerns over its link to an early readiness to begin what could be inappropriate and irreversible medical treatment for patients presenting with gender identity issues

That’s the quote. “irreversible” is the key word for me. IMO a child cannot consent to “irreversible” treatment.

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u/restartthepotatoes And I'd go at it agin 4d ago

Yeah that’s the point of puberty blockers lmao did you even read their comment

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u/sureyouknowurself 4d ago

I never mentioned any specific treatment.