Argentina's president bans gender-affirming care for people under age 18
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None of that is anywhere close to what's happening.
They give them a pill to temporarily block puberty. The point is to keep them from feeling severe mental anguish at their body developing the wrong way while they get years of therapy before a surgery.
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Then you need to pay attention. They lie about surgery and ban the therapy and puberty blocking medications.
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This thread is over and I'm now gunna be mean to the next trans person I see
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Why do the most clueless dickheads (this means you) always feel the need to stick their uninformed opinions into discussions that don't pertain to them anyway???
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Aaaaannnnd there it is - the unwillingness to accept reality.
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My son nearly had to go on puberty blockers, as he was starting to show signs of early puberty. We talked to our pediatrician, who ultimately determined that he's not starting puberty just yet. Turns out he's just a really rambunctious and rowdy 8 year old.
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Go fuck yourself
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I wasn’t aware you were the leading expert on the subject. Because your opinion is so much more informed than mine.
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In addition to what other commenters have said, the extent of gender affirming care should solely be based on:
- the decision of a medical ethics body and
- peer-reviewed and repeated studies
By the way, surgeries removing enlarged breast tissue for men with Gynecomastia is gender affirming care. In the article, it says that in the US 25% of patients were 19 or younger at the time of surgery. Should this too be banned for minors? If not, how exactly is it different from a trans teen desiring surgery?
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Really? Show me one source that's been given to me? Dumbass
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A point some people seem to miss is that this administration is attacking from the bottom. They make it seem like little kids are getting surgeries as soon as they declare they're the opposite gender so no one "reasonable" could be against this ban.
Once this passes and no one objects, and nothing really changes because kids weren't getting surgeries in the first place, they wait a while. Then they'll find some other "issue" and move on to adult trans people.
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No, because you've been arguing in bad faith. At this point the onus is on you.
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That seems extremely un libertarian of him. Wonder how his supporters will spin it as a positive for libertarians
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Cause you can't. Fuck you
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How about you try to enlighten him then, instead of throwing verbal abuse at him. He stated his opinion and you are free to debate him on that.
The fact that he gets attacked like this for his opinion is why I don't engage in these discussions. Your kind of reaction will lose all support for your cause.
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How about you try to enlighten him then,
Why should I? Other people in this thread have already explained why these misconceptions are just that. There's no shortage of resources available from feminists, trans advocates and medical professionals online that argue the point that restricting bodily autonomy is bad far better than I ever could.
The fact that he gets attacked like this for his opinion is why I don't engage in these discussions.
Good. My intent is to provide a disincentive for people to go online and confidently spread their harmful ignorance in ways that fly in the face of common human decency. Thanks for letting me know that I'm effective.
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No it isn't. Children are not considered mature enough to make legal decisions on their own, so the whole libertarian issue doesn't apply to them.
