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Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?

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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39%
Yes
61%
No
23%
Yes
53%
No
9%
Yes, but only for non-surgical treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy
6%
No, children should not be allowed to make irreversible life decisions
4%
Yes, but only if they are at least 16 years old
2%
No, and ban all gender transitioning treatments
3%
Yes, but with parental permission
1%
Yes, as long as treatment is not subsidized by the government

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 @8S4YQ5Cfrom Ontario  answered…5yrs5Y

yes, after they are connected to proper supports and resources

 @9FM9QN9from British Columbia  answered…3yrs3Y

No, give them more time to be their real selves and wait until legal age.

 @8SF7HN3from Quebec  answered…5yrs5Y

No, the body and brain need to finish developing before hormone treatment can start in order to prevent the increased risk of mental health problems increasing.

 @9WYDMSDfrom British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, 14-15 should be the minimum age with informed consent, we should try to get parents involved as having family support is ideal but many families are abusive. this is how it should be for hormones and puberty blockers, surgery should be advised to not be done until the body has stopped developing and when that person has been on hormones and stuff for some period of time. the age for surgery should be at least 18 with some access to someone 17 if its deemed necessary by several levels of authority and the person is shown to fully understand their choice if it is deemed necessary to prevent suicide.

 @9FGK522from Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, they are life saving procedures

 @9FVD829from Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

Children’s under 18 years of age should not get gender transition treatments until they turn 18 or 19!

 @9QW7TQZfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, anyone should receive any medical treatment on demand, after consultation with a medical practitioner.

 @8S4TGRSfrom British Columbia  answered…5yrs5Y

No, children need time to decided whether or not they truely believe themself to be the opposite gender of their original sex

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y

South Carolina Bans Gender Transition Care for Minors

South Carolina’s Republican governor, Henry McMaster, signed a bill on Tuesday that bars health professionals from performing gender-transition surgeries, prescribing puberty blocking drugs and overseeing hormone treatments for patients under 18. The state now joins about two dozen others that have passed laws restricting or banning what doctors call gender-affirming care for minors.The law, which goes into effect immediately, also requires principals, teachers and other school staff members to tell parents when their children want to use a name other than their legal one, or pronouns that do not match their sex assigned at birth.South Carolina lawmakers tried to pass similar legislation in 2021 and 2022 but failed to get them through the State House of Representatives. In 2022, the clock ran out on a broader bill banning transition care for minors, but lawmakers put a clause in the state budget that banned a pediatric clinic at a public hospital from using state funds on transition care for people under 16. The clinic soon went further, ending hormonal treatments to anyone under 18.In this election year, House Republicans made gender-transition treatment a priority. The measure, known as House Bill 4624, was passed by the legislature earlier this month. The new legislation not only expands the ban on care for minors to all providers statewide, but also bars adults under 26 from using Medicaid to cover the costs for such care.

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