"Hosted by the Federal Trade Commission, the event brought together physicians, parents, and federal officials who argued that gender-affirming care for minors constitutes not only medical malpractice, but a coordinated deception of the American public. From the opening remarks of FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson to the emotional testimonies of de-transitioned youth and aggrieved parents, the event framed pediatric gender medicine as a crisis of both ethics and enforcement – one in which vulnerable patients are misled, silenced, and in some cases irreparably harmed.
"Now, the agency tasked with protecting consumers is stepping in. Ferguson announced that the FTC is preparing to file a Freedom of Information Act request to investigate whether gender clinics, hospitals, and advocacy organizations may be violating federal law by engaging in deceptive trade practices – including misleading patients and families about the risks, reversibility, and scientific basis of transition-related treatments."
It is medical malpractice. It is medical malfeasance. It is not in the best interests of the patient, any more than amputating a healthy limb would be if it suddenly became fashionable to be one-legged.
ReplyDeleteIf adults wish to mutilate themselves, they have the right, and presumably the intellect to make such a decision. At any rate, they can enjoy the fruits of their decision.
For a child? Whats next? These lunatic 'parents' decide that flogging is now fashionable? Face it, flogging is less harmful than amputating breasts or genitals. Perhaps something like shaving their heads next? Who can tell what will be fashionable?
Such thinking by my colleague physicians helped me make my retirement decision easier.