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Sex change operations are not legally possible in most country under a certain age, around 18. For example in Europe: > In thirteen out of twenty-eight Member
by junke 6y ago
Sex change operations are not legally possible in most country under a certain age, around 18. For example in Europe:
> In thirteen out of twenty-eight Member States, general surgery rules apply as regards the age at which children can request a sex reassignment surgery. In this context, the age requirement for access to medical treatment without the consent of the parents or of a public authority is 18 years in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, France, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, and 15 years in Slovenia. In the United Kingdom the age requirement ranges from 16 in Scotland to 17 in England and 18 in Wales. In Belgium, Estonia, Germany and Luxembourg the child’s maturity is assessed.
(https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/mapping-minimum-age-requirements/sex-reassignment-surgery https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/mapping-minimum-ag...)
The main medical treatment available is blocking puberty:
https://www.gendergp.com/debunking-the-myths-surrounding-puberty-blockers-trans-kids/ https://www.gendergp.com/debunking-the-myths-surrounding-pub...
Apart from that, trans children (like all children) need support and ways to express their preferences, their gender identity safely, to avoid psychological trauma.
https://www.wpath.org/publications/soc https://www.wpath.org/publications/soc