Why Saying Puberty Blockers Are Child Abuse is Offensive
Anyone should find the rejection of reality, especially when it leads to actual child abuse, offensive. Pretending there is any excuse for equating puberty blockers with child abuse is precisely such an effort to distort reality.
Puberty Blockers and Natural Development
Puberty is a natural process that every person is meant to undergo. Puberty blockers go against this natural process and can have significant side effects on a child's development. By withholding access to this medical intervention, we also withhold the ability to ensure a child's physical and mental well-being.
A child's identity forms after puberty, and they may not fully understand their desires until then. Puberty blockers can be life-altering and should be used only with careful consideration and for legitimate medical reasons. Using puberty blockers on children without proper justification can be considered a form of child abuse.
Exploitation by the Trans Industry
The trans industry often portrays puberty blockers as necessary for trans children to fit in, but they often prioritize profit over care. Many programs for gender dysphoria have very low success rates, with as many as 90% of participants not actually being trans. This exploitation highlights a concerning trend in how the industry handles children.
Being trans can be a significant issue for some children, but making this issue a commercial opportunity for the trans industry undermines ethical considerations. The push to treat more and more children as if they are trans, regardless of whether they need it, shows a monstrous and unethical approach. The intersection of corporate and political power, driven by the greed and self-interest of lgbt groups, has led to a dangerous situation where the well-being of children is being compromised for profit.
Decision-Making Process
There are two clear instances in which a child may be prescribed puberty blockers:
The child is experiencing gender dysphoria and wishes to delay the irreversible effects of puberty until they are ready to make a decision.
The child has a medical condition called precocious puberty, in which puberty begins before the age of 7.
Both cases involve a rigorous process, involving doctors and parents, to assess the potential benefits to the child's mental and physical well-being. Puberty blockers are a tool used to manage these conditions, not as a blanket solution for every child who questions their gender identity.
Screeching "child abuse" over an initial consultation, not even resulting in a prescription, is a misinformed and unfair accusation. A child who seeks information at age 13 may be 17 by the time they receive a prescription, making it too late for many needed interventions. By delaying access to these drugs and causing pain and confusion, we are indeed abusing children.
Promoting fear and lack of funding for trans healthcare, which is essential and lifesaving, only exacerbates the problem. Ensuring children have access to appropriate care, not withholding it based on flawed and exploitative assumptions, is the ethical approach.