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The Edifice of ‘Gender Affirming Care’ Continues to Crumble

The Edifice of ‘Gender Affirming Care’ Continues to Crumble
Testosterone treatments for gender transitioning, in Northern California on Aug. 26, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
J. Edward Les
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Commentary
In the first case of its kind to go before a jury, a 22-year-old woman named Fox Varian was awarded US$2 million in damages on Jan. 30 in a malpractice suit she brought against her plastic surgeon, Dr. Simon Chin, and her psychologist, Dr. Kenneth Einhorn. Chin removed Varian’s breasts at the age of 16, and Einhorn was treating her for gender dysphoria. After the operation, Varian developed severe and persistent regret and eventually reverted to identifying as female, her biological sex.
J. Edward Les
J. Edward Les
Author
Dr. J. Edward Les, M.D., is a pediatrician in Calgary, Canada, a senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy, and co-author of “Teenagers, Children, and Gender Transition Policy: A Comparison of Transgender Medical Policy for Minors in Canada, the United States, and Europe.”