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Horrifying TED talk on trans children by paediatric endocrinologist.

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TurboTeddy · 09/08/2019 21:19

This was posted on Lily Maynard's twitter.

The callous way in which the doctor discusses the "elimination" of reproductive capability and uses that as an excuse to perform surgery at an early age is horrifying. She makes no mention of loss of sexual function or rather failure to develop sexual function.

Surgery on adolescents is discussed as a challenge to be met by pioneering surgeons. She almost seemed proud that she was great at her job neutering children she and was inviting the surgeons to step up and prove they were equal to her.

It's difficult to even find words to describe how wrong this is and so blatant, it almost feels boastful. I've worked with many Drs who would say that just because you can it doesn't mean you should. Is medical ethics out of fashion?

twitter.com/LilyLilyMaynard/status/1159619154984484864?s=20

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FannyCann · 09/08/2019 22:09

Not to mention the mother/parents, who knew Avery was special right from the moment she was born...a daughter with a penis.

It's twenty years since I was a midwife but I would have reported parents like that to social services or for a psychiatric assessment and got that child on the at risk register. I just don't know how the hell this madness has taken over the world, actually talking about a daughter with a penis. ConfusedAngry

SlipperyLizard · 09/08/2019 21:55

It really is chilling, these “reversible” puberty blockers will apparently already have sterilised a child, such that removing their now “redundant” penis and testes before they are even 18 apparently makes perfect sense!

These are children, they cannot (in my view) ever be Gillick competent to make this decision.

Morningonthebeach · 09/08/2019 21:45

Her point that many states refuse to make children infertile before 18....she immediately points out that they are already infertile and probably permanently so through the blockers. Awful.

ReasonedCamper · 09/08/2019 21:42

What????

Surely (please let it be) this is satire? A Modest Proposal?

AnotherAdultHumanFemale · 09/08/2019 21:31

TED has really lost the plot with several weird nonsensical transgender ideology talks. Thankfully they almost always have a mass majority down voting them and tonnes of comments pointing out the insanity. It gives me hope in humanity.

MrsOnions · 09/08/2019 21:29

First, do no harm.

I agree it’s absolutely horrifying.

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