Transgender

It started some years ago when the government allow under age girls to get an abortion without their parents approval but has now moved on to even more complicated surgery. A school district in Minnesota worked with local government and medical professionals to help a 16-year old boy “transition” to the opposite sex – without parental consent and without a court order legally emancipating him. The boy’s mother, Anmarie Calgaro, began fighting back, first in state courts and then in federal courts. The procedure is quite complicated. Male-to-female sex reassignment surgery The testicles are removed, a procedure called orchiectomy. The skin from the scrotum is used to make the labia. The erectile tissue of the penis is used to make the neoclitoris. The urethra is preserved and functional. Often times when women have abortions they develop regrets and this could happen to a 16 year old but to date most are satisfied with the change. Although social transition and hormonal-suppression are considered reversible interventions, gender-affirming surgery is permanent. This type of surgery has been going on for 15 years but not well publicized.  There are about 9000 transgender surgeries being performed annually across the United States (US). The latest statistics indicate that 0.6% of the US population identifies as transgender. While some experts want to wait until age 18 for the surgery they suggest hormone treatments begin at age 14. The main objection centers around underage treatments.