Argentina's president bans gender-affirming care for people under age 18
Argentina's president says he has banned gender-affirming care for people under age 18. A presidential spokesperson said Wednesday the government was repealing a 2012 gender identity law provision allowing such practices with parental or guardian consent.
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Except that's not what's happening. They pause puberty with pills so the kid can grow up and make an informed decision after years of therapy. Meanwhile they don't have to worry about their body going the wrong way and contributing to serious mental health problems.
These laws are forcing kids to deal with serious mental illness, not saving them.
In addition to what other commenters have said, the extent of gender affirming care should solely be based on:
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?
I wasn’t aware you were the leading expert on the subject. Because your opinion is so much more informed than mine.
I see, your reading comprehension is just generally shit. I did not claim to be "the leading expert on the subject." I was simply pointing out how blatantly obvious it is that you have no fucking idea what you're talking about and wondering why then you felt the need to contribute your opinion which carries negative value.
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.
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.
There's no shortage of resources available from feminists, trans advocates and medical professionals online
If they're so abundant and easy to find, then why not simply share them? You can also link the other posts that explain your position.
confidently spread their harmful ignorance
If he has such an uninformed position, it should be very easy to defend against it instead of wasting everyone's time by making ad hominem attacks? Maybe we can make the internet a better place by not spewing toxic abuse even if one feels attacked by an opinion, no matter how uninformed it is?
You are defending your ideology in the worst way possible, and believe me when I say this, but you will never convince anyone beyond your closed bubble of why we need to move forward as a society this way.
