I’m not surprised by this veto.
There is a tiny portion of the population that suffers from incurable genetic defects for whom such treatment is actually essential.
For example, NCCAH causes the adrenal system to grossly overproduce free floating adrenal androgens. This can cause all sorts of issues for kids with NCCAH, including early onset of puberty, premature bone maturation resulting in stunted growth, and more. The recognized treatment to slow the process down is puberty blockers.
Further, boys with Klinefelters or Kallman’s syndrome or those born with a micropenis or suffering from hypogonadism benefit greatly from testosterone treatments.
I get where concerned parents and politicians are coming from, but tossing out bills without consulting endocrinologists (particularly since almost all of these defects are endocrine-based) is just plain ignorant.
“I’m not surprised by this veto.
There is a tiny portion of the population that suffers from incurable genetic defects for whom such treatment is actually essential.”
Absolute stupidity on your part.
It is being done on children that do not suffer from genetic defects. That is the purpose of the bill.
From what a doctor’s brother told me many years ago, those rare cases have always been dealt with. When he told me, I thought it was a bit high-handed for doctors to presume the ability and knowledge to change a person’s life at infancy.
"is a tiny portion of the population that suffers"