In April 2021 the legislature of the U.S. State of Arkansas introduced a bill that prohibited doctors from providing gender-transition treatments to people under 18 years old. The bill would make it a felony for doctors to administer puberty blockers, hormones and gender-reaffirming surgery to anyone under the age of 18. Opponents of the bill argue that it is an assault on transgender rights and that transition treatments are a private matter that should be decided between parents, their children and doctors. Supporters of the bill argue that children are too young to make the decision to receive gender transition treatment and only adults over the age of 18 should be allowed to do so.
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Absolutely not. Children are just that, children. Their brains are not developed and they should not to be given the freedoms to act as though they are and as though they have the ability to understand and internalize the long-term impact of their choices.
I thought I was gay when I was 16. All I can say I thank heavens that phase wasn't typically accompanied by chemical and surgical intervention.
@9TJ6X487mos7MO
Absolutely not, they should not be able to choose their whole life decisions as a minor.
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