I think we agree about surgery, which is kinda the point. And because of that trans healthcare is not different than other health care, that's also the point.
And I completely agree extra sleep can be used to treat narcolepsy, but it can also make things worse, which is why you need to look at all the options, balence etc.
Medicine is rarely a simple matter of one treatment for all issues.
It's about risk.
I don't think many people are seriously suggesting banning gender affirming surgery, I certainly am not.
But to your point; yes it would be better if more thought, research, alternatives and wholistic health was put into LASIK, or alcohol, or even just food.
Both individuals and society would benefit, which is why many governments make medicine essentially free.
There are more issues besides just Gaza.
And one candidate will take it much further than the other.
No but its giving the neuro diversity what it wants, which isn't always bad, but can worsen an individuals health.
You wouldn't prescribe complete isolation as a treatment for social anxiety, except in very extreme and uncommon cases.
I'd love to see the double blind white paper that quantitatively shows that.
The thing is gender affirming surgery is for treating a mental state.
That means it isn't qualitatively different than other surgeries to treat mental states
That doesn't mean its bad, but it does mean its potentially dangerous, and counter-medicinal, unless carefully vetted and compared against nonsurgical treatments.
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