Boy, 14, wants sex change

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:33 AM EST

Article Source: Telegraph

odd-news, boy, sex-change, 14

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A teenager from Dorset has been told by the NHS that he must wait until puberty to have a sex change.

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This is what socialized government run health care does folks.

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#1 - Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:15 AM EST

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jamithy1

what does it do? refuse to let a 14 year old have a sex change? yeah thats CRAZY! even if he was allowed to get it why should a health care plan cover that? Socialized medicine should pay for medically necessary procedures not "elective" non medically necessary procedures like this or breast enlargement, hair replacement etc. If you're born with the wrong junk, sorry that sucks but you should pay to have it changed yourself. Whats next? they should pay for hair colouring for brunettes who wish they were blonde? or hair transplants for men who go bald?

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#1.1 - Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:53 PM EST

{"commentId":10841907,"authorDomain":"otaku-izzy"}

Otaku.Izzy

I'm torn on what to say about this. I mean, yeah he should be able to change his sex, but the whole hormone blocker...mmmm Not sure.

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#2 - Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:17 AM EST

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Randilly

Let him grow up a bit. Find out what he is going to look like.

Put me in drag: You're gonna have a H*ll of an ugly broad.

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#3 - Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:42 PM EST

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still kicking

one cannot change one's sex. the genes are still what you were born with. the hormones change back when you stop taking the pills, unless you had certain, um, organs totally removed. its extreme plastic surgery maybe. but its not a sex change.

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#4 - Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:46 PM EST

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