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Teen Suing Doctors For Removing Breasts At Age 13, Putting Her On Puberty Blockers
Daily Wire ^ | March 18, 2023 | Amanda Prestigiacomo

Posted on 03/18/2023 4:19:00 PM PDT by grundle

"...presenting Layla’s parents with the false dilemma that: 'would they rather have a live son, or a dead daughter?'"

A teenager is suing a health care company and the doctors who put her on controversial puberty-blocking drugs at age 12 and removed her healthy breasts in a double-mastectomy surgery when she was just 13 years old, accusing them of “intentional fraud and concealment.”

Layla Jane, an 18-year-old detransitioner represented by attorney Harmeet Dhillon, claims in a letter of intent to sue that she was rushed into the life-altering medical services while she and her family were not properly informed of risks and other vital information, such as the rate of desistence for childhood gender dysphoria.

“Layla immediately started puberty blockers and testosterone at age 12, and had a double mastectomy at age 13,” the legal letter states.

“Two of Layla’s initial providers advised that per Kaiser’s official policies, Layla could not start cross-sex hormones until she was 16 and advised that surgery was not permissible until age 18,” the letter claims. “But, soon thereafter, Layla ended up in the hands of Dr. [Susanne E.] Watson, Dr. [Lisa Kristine] Taylor, and Dr. [Winnie Mao Yiu] Tong. These doctors immediately approved Layla for cross-sex hormones and a double mastectomy at ages 12-13, without performing an adequate evaluation and treatment of Layla’s extensive mental health co-morbidities.”

“I don’t think I should have been allowed to change my sex before I could legally consent to have sex,” Layla said during a Fox News appearance this past week. “I don’t think I’m better off for the experience, and I think transition just completely added fuel to the fire that was my pre-existing conditions.”

The letter alleged that doctors “pushed” the child and her parents down the “transition path, engaging in intentional, malicious, and oppressive concealment of important information and false representations.”

“This concealment included, among other things, the lack of adequate clinical research supporting this treatment, particularly for 12-year-old girls; the existence of high-quality clinical research contra-indicating treatment; the 80-90% desistence rates for childhood gender dysphoria; and the significant possibility of detransition and regret,” the letter charges. “The fraudulent misrepresentations included, among other things, falsely representing that Layla’s gender dysphoria and co-morbid mental health symptoms would not resolve without imitation sex change transition, falsely representing that Layla presented an increased risk of suicide unless she transitioned, and presenting Layla’s parents with the false dilemma that: ‘would they rather have a live son, or a dead daughter?'”

Chloe Cole, another detransitioned 18-year-old woman, announced last month the first official lawsuit in the U.S. against the same health care group, which, too, facilitated her medical gender transition as a minor.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: childabuse; children; dhillon; harmeet; harmeetdhillon; lawsuit; malpractice; medicalmalpractice; mutilation; trans
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To: Rurudyne; sport

Exactly.


21 posted on 03/18/2023 4:57:54 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: grundle

This doesn’t happen in a civilized nation. We are well past that now & likely not going back.


22 posted on 03/18/2023 4:59:08 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Drew68

👍👍👍


23 posted on 03/18/2023 4:59:10 PM PDT by ConjunctionJunction (Vim vi repellere licet)
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To: Tired of Taxes

“Two of Layla’s initial providers advised that per Kaiser’s official policies, Layla could not start cross-sex hormones until she was 16 and advised that surgery was not permissible until age 18,” the letter claims. “But, soon thereafter, Layla ended up in the hands of Dr. [Susanne E.] Watson, Dr. [Lisa Kristine] Taylor, and Dr. [Winnie Mao Yiu] Tong. These doctors immediately approved Layla for cross-sex hormones and a double mastectomy at ages 12-13, without performing an adequate evaluation and treatment of Layla’s extensive mental health co-morbidities.”

They did not listen to two sets of other doctors who did inform them of risks and said surgery should wait til she was older. The kid wouldn’t accept it. They all, despite being told the risks by more than one set of doctors, went doctor shopping until they found a pair that would agree with what THEY ALL WANTED TO DO.

To claim they were unaware of the risks, is 100% complete blatant lying on the part of the kid and the parents.


24 posted on 03/18/2023 5:01:53 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Tired of Taxes

“The doctors are sick freaks,”

That. Plus the medical industrial complex has discovered that there are billions of dollars to be made in the gender-bender scheme. Follow the money. Doctors flushed all ethics down the toilet in 2020.


25 posted on 03/18/2023 5:05:22 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

She was a child. She was not capable of making those decisions at age 12-13.


26 posted on 03/18/2023 5:11:04 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: grundle

Mental health for teens with gender dysphoria is malpractice at least. Often these confused children are put on puberty blockers after only a couple of short sessions with a therapist.


27 posted on 03/18/2023 5:21:29 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (It's science and therefore cannot be questioned!)
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To: grundle

Detransitioned... That’s funny as hell since you can’t “transition” in the first place.


28 posted on 03/18/2023 5:31:07 PM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: grundle

Her parents were probably told that she would kill herself unless they approved the surgery. If so, that threat should be used against the doctors in trial. Jordan Peterson says its’ not true.


29 posted on 03/18/2023 5:31:42 PM PDT by TChad (Progressives are in favor of removing healthy sex organs from children. Conservatives oppose this.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

They are the ones doing the mutilation. Can blame them just like I can blame the baby killers. No real difference.


30 posted on 03/18/2023 5:36:10 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosophers )
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To: TChad
its’ not true > it's not true
31 posted on 03/18/2023 5:37:20 PM PDT by TChad (Progressives are in favor of removing healthy sex organs from children. Conservatives oppose this.)
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To: Gene Eric
She was MUTILATED by her own mentally defective parents.
Worse than how Greta Thunberg aka Karen WRONGstocking's parents are exploiting her for fun and profit. At least there's a chance, however small Greta can come to her senses. But there's no turning back when it comes to transing kids. Layla and Chloe's parents must be so proud of themselves. What a helluva price to pay for being stylish
32 posted on 03/18/2023 5:39:21 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire NPR, CBC, ABC, CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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To: grundle

I said a year ago that once the law firms discovered this new source of tort money, the law suits would start. We will soon see boutique firms hanging out their shingle and posting their ads touting that they specialize in this litigation. The physicians, counselors, schools, and hospitals, best start lawyering up themselves.


33 posted on 03/18/2023 5:41:19 PM PDT by CFW (old and retired)
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To: Secret Agent Man

“They asked for it. The docs gave them what they wanted.”

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There is a reason there is age limits as to certain activities by minors. There is limits on driver’s licenses, buying alcohol, voting, entering contracts, etc. We are not supposed to give into their demands. That’s the problem with youth right now. Too many have allowed them to do as they wish. Adults are supposed to be the responsible ones who say “NO”.


34 posted on 03/18/2023 5:45:08 PM PDT by CFW (old and retired)
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To: TChad

“Would you rather have a son or a dead daughter? It’s up to you.”


35 posted on 03/18/2023 5:45:16 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: CFW

The parents wanted it. They are the ones that give legal permission.

And the parents and kid doctor shopped to get docs that would do what they wanted, despite other prior doctors telling them different information they didn’t want to hear and listen to.


36 posted on 03/18/2023 5:49:00 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Tired of Taxes

The parents made the decision. Not the kid. They are the only ones who could, legally, for a 13 year old kid.


37 posted on 03/18/2023 5:50:26 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Rurudyne

If you go to a number of,doctors who tell you not to do something, ignore them, and keep doctor shopping until you find doctors who will do what you want, that’s 100% on you. You were told the risks and advised to do something else and you didn’t listen.

If you read the story thats what the parents and kid did. They didnt stop until they finally found doctors who would go along with what they wanted to do, despite being told different information by other doctors. They didn’t drop it and wait a few years.


38 posted on 03/18/2023 5:53:20 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: grundle
With all due respect to Mr Dillon there's a reason why the ABA and the law profession in general are all in on trans rights, and it's not out of a sincere heartfelt concern for rights and well being of "transgenders". They're playing the long game. I can just envision ambulance chasers like Morgan and Morgan running ads along the lines of "do you or a loved one suffer serious phycological and/or health conditions as a result of transgender procedures? Have you lost a loved one as a result of these procedures? If so you can be entitled to significant compensation. Call us for a free consultation".
And the same lawyers raking in the dough fighting for trans rights will be the same shysters making more $$$$ filing those suits on behalf of those trans kids. What a racket 🤬🤬🤬
39 posted on 03/18/2023 5:54:18 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire NPR, CBC, ABC, CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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To: Secret Agent Man

This isn’t fractional blame. Everyone involved has 100% for being involved. That’s the butchered, the halfed baker and the tally whacker faker.


40 posted on 03/18/2023 5:56:30 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosophers )
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