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> was diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder, or ODD, two days after he was arrested and housed at Eastlake Juvenile Hall in June 2019, the lawsuit said.
by throwaway_pdp09 6y ago
> was diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder, or ODD, two days after he was arrested and housed at Eastlake Juvenile Hall in June 2019, the lawsuit said. Medical records reviewed by The Times show that the teen’s testosterone levels were “slightly high” when the doctor who diagnosed him prescribed daily doses of estrogen
This is sickening, not so much for the drugging but the 'oppositional defiant disorder' interpretation. Knuckle under, kid.
However, simply on a factual basis (I assume the story was based on an established practice anyway), I remember as a kid reading a story in 1001 nights where some male child was castrated to stop him being bolshy. They do that to animals for the same reason and with the same effect. There's precedent.
- ColanR 6y ago> They do that to animals for the same reason and with the same effect. There's precedent. Nice connection.
- tchaffee 6y agoCastration reduces testorone. Estrogen does not reduce testorone as far as I know. Which is why transgender women take both estrogen and testorone blockers. If the doctor had prescribed a testorone blocker you might have a point about precedent.