Advocates are raising concerns after trans youth are being denied gender-affirming care due to fears of repercussions from the Alberta government's proposed parental rights policy.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.WATCH: There are some concerning allegations around access to gender affirming care . Some living in central Alberta suggest they are denied treatment by physicians who are in fear of losing their licences. As Craig Momney reports this is happening almost three months before the legislation is even tabled.
Earlier this year, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced she will propose new policies that will prohibit all gender-affirming surgeries for minors aged 17 and under. Currently, the required age for genital reconstruction surgery is 18 years of age and the required age for masculinization of the torso surgery is 16 years of age.
“The doctors are afraid. The doctors say they don’t think they can do this because the is putting these laws in place. The laws aren’t through yet. Yet we understand that if this happens, then the youth would have to stop,” Mendenhall told Global News on Friday.Mendenhall called the doctors and psychologists “cowards,” saying they have to treat patients who have gone through the process to get gender-affirming care.
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