London parents of a 17-year-old biological female who identifies as non-binary lost the bid to prevent their child from having a double mastectomy. The High Court in London argued that the child would turn 18 before the procedure and would therefore be able to give consent as an adult, The Telegraph reports.
When the parents requested to have their child psychiatrically examined, it ruled that it would be “wholly disproportionate to permit an expert to examine the teenager.”
The child accused the parents of believing that LGBTQ+ were “evil and satanic.”
“I was being emotionally abused by my parents constantly because they would almost make comments to me about how identifying as transgender means I am mentally ill and they would constantly make homophobic/transphobic comments towards me and say things such as the reason LGBTQ+ is normal in the UK is because they are trying to reduce the population,” the child stated to the court.
The parents presented the court with a diagnosis from a psychiatrist in their native country that stated the child had schizotypal personality…
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