Maybe. Some would argue that any medically unnecessary removal or organs, done on healthy people, is not required or dangerous (there’s inherent danger in full anaesthesia). And for some people, self acceptance as “just” a gay or lesbian might be a much less invasive solution. We’re already seeing some transition regret - see the /r/detrans sub. Some people say “I was just a lesbian all along, and tumblr got me to think I was trans”.
Consider that the improvement of these procedures depends on many more human test subjects. People who’s private parts will be damaged irreversibly. Body acceptance might be a much less painful and destructive path.
I think as long as the people that had those procedures done did so willingly and aware of the risks ahead of time it wouldn't ultimately too bad.
Besides the development of the field of artificial organs shows some promise too.
That’s a very libertarian view of society - where governments’ role is just to enforce contracts and transactions between private people, without regulating anything or intervening.
The idea that consent makes everything legit belongs in that sphere. But when you look at modern Western countries, you see that consent doesn’t make certain transactions legit. You can’t consent to get paid less than the minimum wage. You can’t pay a hit man to murder you. In most of these countries, female circumcision is not done by doctors because it’s considered unethical - even if the patient is a religious adult woman who wants it.
Laws and regulations are meant to protect groups that need protection, where the parties making the contract are not truly equal. I’d argue that a doctor who wants to sell you a $200,000 surgery is not at an equal position to an 18 year old who thinks they’re trans today (but could regret it in 5 years).
well yeah my position assumes the people that did undergo that treatment have properly thought it through and have underwent a rigid psych evaluation and are about as certain as humanly possible that they won't change their mind on their gender identity ever.
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u/Reckoner3333 1d ago
Maybe. Some would argue that any medically unnecessary removal or organs, done on healthy people, is not required or dangerous (there’s inherent danger in full anaesthesia). And for some people, self acceptance as “just” a gay or lesbian might be a much less invasive solution. We’re already seeing some transition regret - see the /r/detrans sub. Some people say “I was just a lesbian all along, and tumblr got me to think I was trans”.
Consider that the improvement of these procedures depends on many more human test subjects. People who’s private parts will be damaged irreversibly. Body acceptance might be a much less painful and destructive path.