If the kid is 17, they have less than a year and the parents will have no say in the matter.
And neither will the grandparents, but the taxpayer will pay for all of it: first her hormone treatments, then her surgery to try to appear male, then saving her from her suicide attempt(s), then treating her drug addiction.
Compassion, y’all.
Not necessarily.
It is a long shot, especially in today’s political climate, but they could have the teen declared incompetent.
Then all medical decisions would have to be approved by the parents.