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Dr. Phil guest claims outlawing trans medical intervention for minors is 'genocide'

A trans guest on Dr. Phil who started transitioning at 11 claimed using regulation to block minors' access to life-altering medical procedures is akin to mass murder.

Dr. Phil interviewed multiple youths who got in transgender medical procedures from a young age and have come away with completely opposite views on Thursday.

Transgender hormone therapy and sex change surgeries on minors that were once unthinkable have become a key political rift in American politics. As transgender politics have become more mainstream over the past decade, some young people have come away regretting their procedures and questioning why society allowed minors to make such life-altering decisions for themselves. 

One of Dr. Phil’s guests not only defended trans medical procedures for minors but claimed that it is absolutely vital for their mental health. 

"Being able to start my transition at 11 was just so overwhelming and scary, but exciting, and I feel grateful. Say that a trans person came out at 8, and they had to wait till they were 18 to start hormone replacement therapy and not even able to get puberty blockers so their body has to fully now go through puberty," Reece, a trans man, said. "That now makes transitioning 10 times more hard and traumatizing."

Reece defended going through transgender medical treatments and operations at a young age, suggesting it is of dire importance.