The WFEA Morning Update

Beth Parlato: Detransitioner Wins a $2 Million Dollar Lawsuit
Beth Parlato: Detransitioner Wins a $2 Million Dollar Lawsuit

There are over two dozen known lawsuits filed aganist hostipals, doctors, and mental health professionals who participated in sex-rejecting procedures.

Recently, a ‘detransioner’ won a $2 million lawsuit against New York doctors accused of pushing a double mastectomy on her when she was a minor. Additionally, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) recommends delaying transgender surgeries until 19 years old: ‘Potential long-term harms.’

Legal analyst and family advocate Beth Parlato joins us to discuss the recent lawsuit, ASPS’s shift, and where public policy on sex-reassignment procedures is heading.

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