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For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.

When she was only 16 years old, the healthy breasts of Fox variant were removed by a surgeon by recommendation of a psychologist.

On Friday, a jury found these two medical professionals guilty of malpractice and awarded Fox a settlement of $2 million, $1.6 million for past and future suffering, and an additional $400,000 for future medical expenses.

Like the majority of young people who are confused in their bodies during adolescence, Fox has now embraced her female body and her

identity as a woman. She's one of a growing number of detransitioners, a group of people that we

were assured just a few years ago, did not exist. Now, to be clear, the jury did not rule against

the therapy's medications and surgeries that are used in so-called

transgender medicine. Rather, they ruled that these doctors failed Fox in this circumstance. Even so,

the verdict, will encourage and enable many other cases like it to proceed. According to the New York

Post, there are 28D Transitioner lawsuits already in process across the United States.

Also, the size of the financial penalty in this case should push even more medical professionals

and institutions away from experimenting on the bodies of children. In fact, there are three features

of Fox's case that make it typical of so many others. First, Fox had

serious and obvious mental health comorbidities as a teenager that were ignored and left untreated.

Here's how Benjamin Ryan described it in the free press. Quote, Fox Varian had a turbulent childhood.

Her parents split when she was seven, triggering a three-year

custody battle that ultimately saw her estranged from her father. She suffered from a constellation of

mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, and social phobia. She was diagnosed with autism,

bounced around various schools. Her first period sent her into a meltdown, and she battled disordered

eating and body image issues. By mid-adolescence, she was completely lost, end quote. And yet,

her doctors allowed variant to self-diagnose, encouraged her to question her gender and change

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