US EditionLandmark $2 Million Trans Surgery Verdict Marks a Turning Point
Jury awards $2 million, finding medical professionals liable for malpractice after removing healthy breast from a teen and ignoring mental health issues.
- On Friday, a jury found the clinicians liable and awarded Fox Varian $2 million, including $1.6 million for suffering and $400K for future medical expenses.
- Plaintiffs' filings show Fox Varian had mental‑health issues as a teen that were ignored, and plaintiff's lawyers say she was fast‑tracked into surgery after self‑diagnosing and questioning her gender.
- At 16, surgeons removed a healthy breast from Fox Varian, while Claire Deacon, Varian's mother, testified she opposed the surgery but consented fearing suicide amid manipulative pressure.
- Observers note 28 detransitioner lawsuits are in process and say the $2 million penalty should push medical professionals and institutions to avoid experimenting on children.
- Amid wider scrutiny, leaked WPATH emails and critics cited in recent years suggest some gender‑affirming treatments are unproven, as Varian, now age 22, is part of a growing detransitioner group amid litigation.
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God Is Working: US Plastic Surgeons' Org Tells Members Not to Treat Children - Comes 4 Days After $2 Million Verdict Against Trans Docs
The prayers of millions of Americans are being answered as we move closer to ending gender affirming care. Just The News reported Tuesday that the American Society of Plastic Surgeons […] The post God Is Working: US Plastic Surgeons' Org Tells Members Not to Treat Children - Comes 4 Days After $2 Million Verdict Against Trans Docs appeared first on The Western Journal.
Detransitioner Awarded $2 Million in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
A New York jury awarded a woman $2 million after finding doctors failed to meet standards of care in approving "top surgery" when she was 16. The post Detransitioner Awarded $2 Million in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit appeared first on Metro Weekly.
New York jury finds psychologist and surgeon didn't follow best practices in gender-affirming care case
For the first time, a jury has ruled that a medical professionals who approved and performed gender-affirming surgery on a minor committed medical malpractice.The verdict came in a suit filed by Fox Varian, now 22, of Yorktown Heights, New York. At age 16, while identifying as a transgender male, Varian underwent a double mastectomy. Varian now regrets the surgery and identifies as female.Related: What is gender-affirming care, who uses it, and …
Landmark $2 Million Trans Surgery Verdict Marks a Turning Point
A first-of-its-kind jury verdict against medical professionals in a suit brought by a young woman who used to identify as transgender is being seen as a watershed moment for other “detransitioners.” A detransitioner is a person who has stopped or reversed a gender transition they previously started. The landmark verdict held a surgeon and psychologist liable for malpractice in how they dealt with Fox Varian prior to her double mastectomy at the …
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