[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by jaxie

Thalidomide was also given out by doctors like candy. Prozac given for mental health problems can make people suicidal. It may be years before we know whether this is 'comfort for thousands' or a dreadful thing to do to children.

Remember we are talking about children here, about altering via medication the natural changes of their bodies before they are developed.

If a boy wants to live as a girl, why he can't he do that without being given drugs to mess with his physical development before he is an adult? Why is this even given on the NHS as healthcare?

I think we also need to remember the reasons why they are doing it as well though, the risk of suicide being the greatest. And also to put in perspective that delaying puberty is just that, it isn't causing any permanent alterations but giving them time which surely is a good thing. All medical treatments go against the nature of our bodies but they exist because they have a purpose and a benefit.