Puerto Rico bans hormone therapy and gender surgery for transgender youth
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Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill that prohibits hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from activists in the largely conservative U.S. territory.

The law approved late Wednesday applies to those younger than 21 and calls for 15 years in prison for any violators, as well as a $50,000 penalty and the revocation of all licenses and permits of medical staff.

“Minors, having not yet reached the necessary emotional, cognitive, and physical maturity, are particularly vulnerable to making decisions that can have irreversible consequences,” the law reads. “Therefore, it is the State’s duty to ensure their comprehensive well-being.”

  • Horse {they/them}@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    9 days ago

    iirc, it is based on a study that tracked brain development, the magic 26 number is erroneously labelled as when the brain “stops developing” instead of what it actually was, the age at which the study stopped

    like if a study about height increase in children ended when the kids hit 14 and people cited that as evidence that people stop growing taller by 15 years old