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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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67%
Yes
33%
No
48%
Yes
29%
No
9%
Yes, but only for non-surgical treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy
4%
No, children should not be allowed to make irreversible life decisions
6%
Yes, but only if they are at least 16 years old
0%
No, and ban all gender transitioning treatments
4%
Yes, but with parental permission
0%
Yes, as long as treatment is not subsidized by the government

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 @B3FY3QNfrom Virginia  answered…3mos3MO

Yes, as long as it is non-surgical and a replacement caretaker that is not necessarily the guardian (for outing reasons) assumes responsibility for it.

 @9ZS5GYBanswered…6mos6MO

People under the age of 18 should have the right to declare themselves as adults.And the people who have declared themselves as adults should have the same right with adults,no matter how old they are.

 @9TC9BTZfrom California  answered…8mos8MO

People under age of 18 should have the right to declare themselves as adults.Anyone who declare him or her self as adult should have the same legal status with adults.

 @Holden18 from North Carolina  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, as long as they have parental permission, are at least 16 years old, and the treatments are non-surgical, such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy.

 @973R3GGanswered…3yrs3Y

No, until no gender transitions shall be allowed until the neocortex is fully developed (around 25 )

 @9B34HPMfrom 9  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes if proper conselling is provided

 @998D27Pfrom Pennsylvania  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but only in highly specific circumstances when other methods of treating gender dysphoria have not been successful, and transition is viewed as the absolute last resort

 @8YZGRWPanswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only when it passes the clinical trials and government approval

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…12mos12MO

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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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…5mos5MO

Hegseth Out, DeSantis In? Trump Rethinks Defense Pick

President-elect Donald Trump is considering Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible replacement for Pete Hegseth, his pick to run the Pentagon, according to people familiar with the discussions, amid Republican senators’ concerns over mounting allegations about the former Fox News host’s personal life.Picking DeSantis, a 2024 GOP primary rival for the presidency, would amount to a stunning turn for Trump. But he would also find in the governor a well-known conservative with a service record who shares Trump’s—and Hegseth’s—view on culling what they see as “woke” policies in the military.Trump allies increasingly think Hegseth might not survive further scrutiny, according to people close to the president-elect’s team, which considers the next 48 hours to be crucial to his fate.DeSantis, who served as a Navy lawyer in Iraq and the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, was on an earlier list of potential defense-secretary candidates that transition officials presented to the president. Trump ultimately went with Hegseth. But as Hegseth’s nomination has faltered, that list has been revived and DeSantis is again among the choices Trump is considering, the people said.The discussions are in their early stages, one of the people said, adding that Trump has floated DeSantis’s name in casual conversations with guests at Mar-a-Lago, his private Florida club.Trump could decide not to choose DeSantis and select another replacement, if Hegseth’s nomination falls apart, the people said. Another potential defense-secretary candidate who has been discussed by Trump allies, according to people familiar with the matter, is Elbridge Colby, a former Pentagon official and ally of Vice President-elect JD Vance. Trump is also considering Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa) for the job, some of the people said.DeSantis was once seen as an acolyte of Trump but his decision to challenge the former president in the 2024 GOP primary began a conflict between them, with Trump casting DeSantis as disloyal. Trump easily prevailed in the primary and friends of the two have worked to repair the relationship.

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