Dear Editor,
In a letter to the editor, titled, “Public policy should reflect biological reality”, the author writes, “Major medical organizations recognize that a person’s sense of self may not align with their sex assigned at birth, and that gender-affirming care significantly improves mental health.” In a prior letter to the editor by the same author titled, “Transgender rights are human rights”, the writer quotes results from “an article in the American Medical Association’s Journal of Ethics” as the main basis of his opinion.
The American Medical Association (AMA) is the same organization that denies the right-to-life for innocent preborn children. I have great respect and admiration for physicians and others in the health-care fields, but I have little regard for the AMA and their “political” stance supporting abortion rights while disregarding the “biological reality” of preborn children. Why would I trust their recommendations when treating minor children who are experiencing gender dysphoria?
As I stated in my earlier letter to the editor, “Questions About Gender Identity Deserve Open Discussions”, “I have no doubt that people (including minor children), do experience gender dysphoria.” It can and is a heavy burden. There are many “reputable” medical professionals and organizations who would disagree with the “idea” that the best course of action in treating gene dysphoria in children is to prescribe drugs or surgery in an attempt to “alter” their sex. There are plenty of studies showing surgery or taking drugs doesn’t always improve mental health. What these children truly need is a lot of love, someone who will walk with them as they carry this cross, and compassionate therapy.
May I again quote from the author’s first letter to the editor, “A government that claims to defend freedom should not be defining who people are allowed to be.” Respectfully, the government does this all the time. We have all sorts of laws (criminal and civil), limiting our freedoms.
Yes – “public policy should reflect biological reality” but relying on a “sense of self” or feelings, especially with minor children that can fluctuate over time, should not lead to unnecessary surgery on healthy organs or the use of powerful drugs when treating gene dysphoria.
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11, 28) Jesus is the great physician of both body and soul. Put your ultimate Trust in Him, as He is “the Way and the Truth, and the Life” (John 14, 6).
Patrick Hardyman Blanchardville, WI