Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?
Yes, but only for non-surgical treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy
I mostly agree with their view, that outside factors are likely to cause a human to want to transition, such as you said a more accepting environment. But it can be argued that it is only because they feel more comfortable coming out rather than they would not have been transgender if not for their LGBT parents. It's a major life decision, so though I don't question that some individuals at let's say the age of sixteen are in fact capable of making such decisions and are confident in what they think their identity is, for those who are not and may make a major decision they regret, it should remain for ages above 18. This is a definite opinion of mine when it comes to surgeries such as top and bottom surgeries but for hormones, it becomes more complicated. Correct me if I'm wrong, but as the body is developing during the teenage stage that's the best time to medically transition, which makes me feel morally wrong for saying that I still think hormonal treatment should not occur for minors.
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