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See it for yourself – https://environmentalprogress.org/big-news/wpath-files

One psychologists appraisal of the harms being done based on gender affirming medical-woo.

“WPATH Members Causing Surgical Harm. p28-29 (my bold) “As well, there is evidence in the files of members doing surgical harm to severely mentally ill patients. In an undated message thread, a therapist expresses concern about referring her “trans clients with serious mental illness” for surgery due to difficulty in predicting their future stability, “in particular, given the extensive recovery period and ‘postnatal’ care required for vaginoplasty.”

“A California marriage and family therapist replied, saying it depends on many factors, such as how much support the mentally ill person has, whether they have a safe place to recover, and whether or not they understand instructions such as “dilate, wash, monitor.” She added that in the last 15 years, she had only declined to write one referral letter, and that was mainly because “the person evaluated was in active psychosis and hallucinated during the assessment session.” “Other than that – nothing – everyone got their assessment letter, insurance approval, and are living (presumably) happily ever after,” said the therapist, who has referred for genital surgery people diagnosed with major depressive disorder, c-PTSD, and who are HOMELESS.

“Here, the therapist’s use of the word “presumably,” like the previous surgeon’s “that I am aware of,” indicates no systematic follow-up of patients, which would be reasonable to expect from a surgeon who knows he or she is doing something risky, invasive and experimental. Without follow-up, there is no way to know whether the severely mentally ill person was able to cope with the arduous 2+ hours a day of post-op dilation, the long recovery period, and the lifelong impact of the surgery on the patient’s physical health and ability to form intimate relationships.

“WPATH-affiliated surgeons do not appear to have even the slightest curiosity about the outcome for such patients. While the therapist was right to be concerned about the level of support patients have during the immediate post-op period, her contribution demonstrates the myopic thinking of gender-affirming healthcare providers. “WPATH members typically focus on short-term patient satisfaction from the drastic, life-altering interventions they endorse and appear to have little concern for how the patient will fare in 20, 30, or 40 years.”

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Dr P says: 1. That WPATH members are even considering ‘GA’ care for people with serious mental illness shows the complete moral and regulatory vacuum in this area.

2. A person with any active mental health problem should not be referred for major, experimental life-altering surgery.

3. It is unconscionable that therapists have so profoundly lost their way.

4. These therapists are simply rubber-stamping any patient request. They are not conducting any type of mental health evaluation or assessment.

5. Who is regulating their practice? And that of the surgeons? Is anyone being regulated?

6. Maybe the homeless person needed somewhere to live, not to have his penis cut off? Just saying.