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[quote=Anonymous]I see this announcement from the Catholic church, and am wondering how it impacts my young teenage trans kid.

The closest hospital to my house, the one we'd naturally use for something like an accident or a sudden illness, and where the ambulance would take him in an emergency, is Catholic.  We haven't used them, or even considered them for anything related to gender.  He goes to other providers, specifically chosen because of their expertise in trans health, for anything that is remotely related to gender, such as therapy, his pediatrician, a gynecologist for continuous birth control to stop periods.  Some of the providers we use are at Children's, and my guess is if he ever needed a planned admission (e.g. for a planned surgery) we'd go there.

Right now, he's on an SSRI that helps him with gender dysphoria, and on birth control so he doesn't hav a period.  He's not on hormone blockers, or cross-sex hormones.  His medical team also "affirms" his gender by using his preferred name, and pronouns when talking to him.

If he were to be hospitalized through an ER admission would they continue his birth control, and use his name and pronouns?  Or are those considered gender affirming?  Or are they just publicly stating that they aren't doing things that, as I understand it, they haven't ever done, such as prescribing blockers or hormones for outpatients, or doing surgery?

Note: I find this announcement troubling, but just trying to figure out how it impacts him if we need to make a decision in the moment?[/quote]

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