2024-08-03T19:53:07Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/when-is-it-acceptable-to-mutilate-childrentag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1647/53102024-08-03T19:53:07Zdstb<p>Maybe I didn't word my question properly. You say that &quot;...parents, doctors, and teachers...are facilitating the removal of young children's genitals...&quot;. What age children have you heard of this happening to?</p> <p>Puberty blockers have been used for years for a variety of conditions and are generally considered &quot;safe&quot;. Following that, hormone therapy is used and those drugs are also used for more than transitioning. I do think there are more risks there but, as with other drugs, a patient must decide, in consultation with their doctor, if the benefits outweigh the risks.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1647/53092024-08-01T23:55:19ZSursumCorda<p>I don't know what particular drugs are given, but as far as I understand the process, it starts with puberty blockers and drugs must continue throughout life. I am extremely skeptical of claims that this process is &quot;safe and reversible.&quot;</p> <p>I agree that parents must be the ultimate authority in all decisions related to their children. That's their responsibility and consequently their right. It's risky, because some parents do horrible things to their kids, but in nearly all cases there is no safer place for the buck to stop. That said, doctors certainly should be able to refuse to do harmful things, and the state has always had the right to make certain behaviors illegal (theft and murder, for example).</p> <p>Age is trickier. Since society seems to be pushing later and later the age at which we consider children's brains fully developed -- I think it's up to mid-20's at this point -- that seems to be a good age at which to allow them to make irreversible, radically life-altering decisions. But I'd settle for 18, given that at that age we feel free to send them off to war.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1647/53082024-08-01T21:34:16Zdstb<p>It is a complex issue, one I think is between the patient, parents, and their doctors.</p> <p>When you say &quot;young children&quot; are having their genitals removed, what age are you talking about?</p> <p>As far as dangerous drugs, are you talking about puberty blockers or something else?</p>