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Jury Finds Doctors Liable for Malpractice in Gender Surgery Lawsuit

A jury awarded $2 million in damages to a 22-year-old woman who underwent breast removal surgery as a teenager.
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Jury Finds Doctors Liable for Malpractice in Gender Surgery Lawsuit
Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains, N.Y., on Jan. 12, 2026. Stacy Robinson/The Epoch Times
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Stacy Robinson
1/30/2026|Updated: 2/1/2026
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—A jury on Jan. 30 found a psychologist and surgeon liable for malpractice after they supported and performed breast removal surgery on a 16-year-old girl who at the time identified as transgender.

Fox Varian, now 22 and no longer identifying as transgender, was awarded $2 million in damages, with $1.6 million for past and future pain and suffering, as well as another $400,000 for future medical expenses.

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Stacy Robinson is a politics reporter for the Epoch Times, occasionally covering cultural and human interest stories. Based out of Washington, D.C. he can be reached at [email protected]
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