Kialo requires JavaScript to work correctly.
Should gender reassignment procedures for minors be allowed?
Loading Discussion
Selected thesis
Gender reassignment procedures for minors should be allowed.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1, children below
Minors should have a right to irreversibly affirm their gender identity, without state involvement, through surgery.
Pro claim 2, children below
Gender-affirming procedures should be provided as early as possible to optimize benefits.
Con claim 1, children below
Minors should be prohibited from permanent gender-affirming procedures; instead, temporary procedures should be preferred.
Con claim 2, children below
Minors are not developmentally equipped to consent to major life decisions such as gender-affirming surgery.