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Originally Posted by Jamie89
I wouldn't class SRS as a vanity/cosmetic procedure personally, it's done as a treatment for gender dysphoria. There are plenty of treatments done on the NHS that aren't directly life saving or that are 'less important' than cancer treatments but we try and treat as many afflictions as possible if we have the means to do so. SRS improves quality of life, helps with depression, prevents self-mutilation, and lowers suicide rates, so I think it's a good thing.
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Temporarily. Long term suicide rates are the same after SRS as beforehand. Which says to me that the underlying mental health issues (most trans people have at least 1 co-morbid mental health problem) need to be treat, rather than the body.
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