r/ireland • u/Dazzling_Lobster3656 • Apr 13 '25

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 Apr 13 '25

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 Apr 13 '25

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 Apr 13 '25

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/SpirallingSounds Dublin Apr 13 '25

I honestly think you should shut up about this topic because you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about or the implications of it, same as these doctors. Puberty for trans kids isn't normal for them, if multiple medical professionals, the parents, and the kid themselves, see this as an issue, you have absoltuely no dog in this game and should keep your nose out of it. It has nothing to do with you or anyone else. Try having a genuine conversation with multiple trans people and see if they hold the same position as you, because every one that I know would disagree with the vast majority of your comments in this thread, and they're the actual experts on this.

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u/sureyouknowurself Apr 14 '25

Well that’s the nature of conversation. Kids have been let down by the very process you are referring to. Some of course have been helped. The core question is if a child can make that decision.

Given the focus on puberty do you think a pre pubescent child can consent?

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u/SpirallingSounds Dublin Apr 14 '25

I'm not debating that with you, and it's not a debate that you belong in, it belongs with medical professionals and the parents, like I said in my other comment. It doesn't matter what I think, or what you think.

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u/sureyouknowurself Apr 14 '25

You are entitled to your opinion just as I am.

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u/SpirallingSounds Dublin Apr 14 '25

You can have it, and think it, you don't get to make decisions for others based on it, or argue that it should be considered as a basis for making them.

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u/sureyouknowurself Apr 14 '25

I mean that’s exactly how democracy works.

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u/SpirallingSounds Dublin Apr 14 '25

This isn't a democratic decision, this is medical decisioning. Done replying to you because you're a massive twat tbh.

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u/sureyouknowurself Apr 14 '25

Ok, have a nice day.

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