• Triasha@lemmy.world
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    Surgery for minors has happened but only for a handful of children of wealthy families.

    There was a 17 year old couple I read about pre pandemic that both had gotten surgery, they were boyfriend and girlfriend, both trans, and they were interviewed at their family lake house.

    Navigating that level healthcare access is a privilege.

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      Navigating that level healthcare access is a privilege.

      absolutely!

      and it’s so rare that i would argue it’s not even a little bit of a problem

      like, afaik you have to convince psychologists to sign off on things… pay enough and you can find a medical practitioner to sign off on anything: bogus religious exemptions to vaccines, adhd diagnosis so you can get amphetamines, opioids, …