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rlritt's avatar

They don't even do adult sex change until the person has gone through therapy and a pretty long waiting period, like 2 years. I had a friend whose adult child went through that.

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JF's avatar

Yes, I agree. People, even Mona Charen, seem to think itтАЩs a capricious decision and process. I have a friend who transitioned in her 60s, and it was an extremely lengthy and involved process, even for a mature adult with a medical background and lots of resources.

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rlritt's avatar

Well, the doctors don't want to get sued. And no matter how many release forms you sign a good lawyer can always make a case that you weren't in your right mind or you were coerced.

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JF's avatar

Good point. ItтАЩs easy to forget that medical decisions are cloaked in fear of lawsuits. And also fear of violating тАЬstandardsтАЭ - I recently read that the feds are relaxing some of their one-size-fits-all prohibition on pain medication prescriptions because legitimate pain patients were seeking street drugs for relief, after the feds dropped the hammer on prescribing doctors.

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