In Response to "Being Comfortable With Yourself"

I don’t think that it is right for doctors to fully influence parents on making a decision on whether or not to have their child under go surgery for ambiguous genitalia. I think the doctors should be trained to inform parents about all of their options and about the pros and cons of each option. The final decision should be left to the parents, with no insight or opinion from the doctor. I think opinions and input from doctors on which option may be better or worse forces parents to make decisions that may potentially affect their children in a negative way in the future. I also think it should be an option, although not seen as a good idea because of the apparent struggle of the child, to perform no surgery until the child can make a reasonable decision for themselves. I think they should have the right to choose what they want with their lives, as when every person reaches a certain age they are granted their own decision making for themselves. Although it is seen as dangerous, or confusing for a child as they grow up, I don’t think surgery should be such a forced thing, I think it should be something postponed until the child grows older and can decide what they want for themselves. As for the surgery being dangerous or not as successful at an older age, sex changes are performed quite often and the technology and access to plastic surgeons today makes surgery at a later age a pretty good and successful option. As for the “horrors” or confusion the child may face as they grow up, I think it’s time for society to start accepting things as they are, we will never make progress if we don’t start somewhere.