EXCERPT:
AYE: “And one may think that the preservation of surgery is a valid one, but in reality it's not very relevant or valid. 18 is the age in which minors are protected from making permanent decisions about their reproductive health, because the thought is that at 18 they can decide what they would like to do. However, if as soon as puberty blockers were added and then estrogen was added to her therapy, Avery’s testes never developed. In fact, she does not make any sperm and her reproductive capability to be a biological parent has been eliminated. Her testes are non-functional, and in medicine, don’t we often recommend the removal of non-functional organs like an appendix? So, therefore, does it make sense for Avery to wait until she’s 18 or should older adolescents be allowed to have surgery before the age of 18?”