baby, baby, stick your head in gravy. wrap it up in bubble gum, and send it to the navy.

While this Doctor's decision was probably influenced by the Trump administration stance. It's worth taking a look at what the American Society of Plastic Surgeons has to say about such procedures:

ASPS has not endorsed any organization's practice recommendations for the treatment of adolescents with gender dysphoria. ASPS currently understands that there is considerable uncertainty as to the long-term efficacy for the use of chest and genital surgical interventions for the treatment of adolescents with gender dysphoria, and the existing evidence base is viewed as low quality/low certainty. This patient population requires specific considerations.

ASPS is reviewing and prioritizing several initiatives that best support evidence-based gender surgical care to provide guidance to plastic surgeons.

As members of the multidisciplinary care team, plastic surgeons have a responsibility to provide comprehensive patient education and maintain a robust and evidence-based informed consent process, so patients and their families can set realistic expectations in the shared decision-making context.

https://www.plasticsurgery.org/for-medical-professionals/publications/psn-extra/news/asps-statement-to-press-regarding-gender-surgery-for-adolescents

What's interesting is that in Germany, transgender teens are required to undergo a thorough mental health assessment and consultation with specialists before transitioning. But Germany also has free healthcare for their residents and citizens.

@3: Yes, that's why the headline uses "people" instead of "children" or "kids".

Capital idea!
I say let’s let teens and children buy guns, drive cars, consume alcohol and get tattoos.

@3, “People under 19” includes legal adults and people close enough to adulthood to make informed decisions about their own bodies in consultation with their parents and medical care providers

@6 we already let teens and/or kids shoot guns or receive them as a gift, drive cars, and get tattoos, and some countries allow them to drink alcohol, including our own in the fairly recent past

"Signed by the ACLU of
Washington’s health policy
program director"…

This took me six readings to comprehend that this wasn't the Washington program director's personal ACLU.

Better:
Signed by the Health Policy Program Director for the Washingon State ACLU…