Pentagon doctors claim 7-year-olds can make decisions to be injected with hormones, puberty suppress

[rangerrebew]

Pentagon doctors claim 7-year-olds can make decisions to be injected with hormones, puberty suppressants

The DoD doctors claimed 7-year-olds are capable of 'medical decision-making'
By Hannah Grossman | Fox News
 

FIRST ON FOX – Health providers at U.S. military bases, some of whom are involved in treating military-connected minors, blasted the idea of waiting before injecting kids diagnosed with gender dysphoria with puberty blockers and hormones. 


The DoD providers said in the March edition of the American Journal of Public Health that the only pathway for children of military members who present with gender dysphoria symptoms is to immediately move towards "gender-affirming health care, such as puberty suppression and affirming hormones."

The doctors said that on the basis of "human rights," "youths… have an inherent ability and right to consent to gender-affirming therapy."

They went so far as to claim 7-year-olds can make their own medical decisions.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/pentagon-doctors-claim-7-year-olds-can-make-decisions-injected-hormones-puberty-suppressants

[rangerrebew]

After reading this, I think I'm more concerned about the decision-making capabilities of Pentagon doctors than 7 year olds.

[Free Vulcan]

But they can't drink, smoke, do weed, or get tattoos, all less harmful to your body.

[bigheadfred]

WHY are Pentagon doctors even weighing in on what 7 year olds are capable of doing or not doing?