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Charlie Gard amendment introduced into British parliament

Charlie Gard amendment introduced into British parliament

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Charlie Gard amendment introduced into British parliament

by Xavier Symons | 15 Sep 2018 |

An amendment to the UK’s Mental Capacity (Amendment) bill has been introduced in British Parliament, with veteran politician Lord James Mackay seeking to prevent the escalation of treatment disputes to the courts.

Lord Mackay’s proposed amendment, introduced on September 4, would compel hospitals to offer “medical mediation” to families to resolve disputes before resorting to the courts. It would also force the Government to provide access to clinical ethics committees to advise doctors and families on life and death decisions.

The amendment pertains to a bill currently under debate in UK parliament which would significantly alter the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Lord Mackay’s amendment is based on a proposal drafted in memory of baby Charlie Gard in a bid to spare other families courtroom clashes with doctors. The amendment stops short of empowering families to seek treatments elsewhere, and in its current form only applies to adult patients. It is, nevertheless, a significant step toward legislative reform.

“I am happy to have laid this amendment which seeks to prevent cases reaching court unnecessarily”, Lord Mackay told reporters. “This is a proportionate and long-overdue measure which I hope will be the first small step toward realising Charlie’s Law”.

Sunday, September 16, 2018

Last year Sydney journalist Miranda Devine interviewed Australia’s first out-of-the-closet transsexual, Carlotta, a cabaret performer and TV actor. Carlotta had what is now called “gender-affirming” surgery in the early 1970s and built a career in show biz. Her advice to teenagers who want to transition to the opposite sex: “Don’t give the child hormones. Wait till 18. You shouldn’t fool around with the body until you’re mature.”

This seems common sense. However, as an article in JAMA Pediatrics (see below) reports, girls as young as 13 are receiving mastectomies to treat their gender dysphoria. Two years later (ie, when they’re 15) the transteens are supposedly as happy as Larry with their “top job”.

This doesn’t seem common sense. How can a girl of 13 give truly informed consent to a life-changing operation which removes both of her breasts? As a growing number of “detransitioners” bear witness, this is crazy. “I’m a real-live 22-year-old woman with a scarred chest and a broken voice and a 5 o’clock shadow because I couldn’t face the idea of growing up to be a woman,” says Carla in a YouTube video.

The risk of turning a young girl’s life into a misery is just too great to allow teen mastectomies before adulthood. In fact, it’s hard to describe it as anything other than child abuse by her physicians and psychologists. What do you think?