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I've written a piece comparing the rapid rise of lobotomy in the 1940s with the rise of childhood gender transition over the last decade.
First I want to clarify my stance on a few things:
I've written a piece comparing the rapid rise of lobotomy in the 1940s with the rise of childhood gender transition over the last decade.
First I want to clarify my stance on a few things:
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1. Adults who chose to medically transition deserve the absolute best care medicine can afford them. Well-researched interventions with thorough long-term follow-up and robust informed consent are necessary.
1. Adults who chose to medically transition deserve the absolute best care medicine can afford them. Well-researched interventions with thorough long-term follow-up and robust informed consent are necessary.
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2. Advocates for ethical care of transgender and gender dysphoric patients such as @BuckAngel @ScottNewgent @officialGCCAN and UK Tavistock whistle-blowers like @marcusevanspsyc and Dr. David Bell are key in creating greater accountability for gender clinics, doctors,
2. Advocates for ethical care of transgender and gender dysphoric patients such as @BuckAngel @ScottNewgent @officialGCCAN and UK Tavistock whistle-blowers like @marcusevanspsyc and Dr. David Bell are key in creating greater accountability for gender clinics, doctors,
4/ and surgeons. However, the regulation of largely experimental procedures shouldn’t be the responsibility of the patient or the practicing clinician through litigation and whistle-blowing, respectively.
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3. Drugs and surgeries should be well researched BEFORE being publicly touted as “cures” for childrens' gender dysphoria.
3. Drugs and surgeries should be well researched BEFORE being publicly touted as “cures” for childrens' gender dysphoria.
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4. In writing this, I do not imply that the provision of transgender medical care should be stopped or completely discarded. Instead, this piece serves as a warning about
4. In writing this, I do not imply that the provision of transgender medical care should be stopped or completely discarded. Instead, this piece serves as a warning about
7/ medical hubris, media sensationalism, and overselling experimental medicine as a cure for a condition with a weak theoretical basis that is likely spread through social contagion.
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