Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel discusses the ramifications of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons warning against trans surgeries for youth on 'America Reports.'

This week, two of the most influential medical associations in the country quietly admitted what detransitioners have been saying for years: The American Medical Association and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons both acknowledged that gender surgeries on minors should not be considered standard medical practice. The ASPS said surgery is not recommended "until a patient is at least 19 years old." To me, these policy reversals amount to a confession—one that arrived years too late, after childhoods like mine were permanently altered in the name of "care."

Childhood is precious. It is precious because children are innocent, and because they don’t yet understand the dangers and deception of the world. We choose our words carefully in front of children and avoid certain subjects that may be confusing or too graphic for them to comprehend. We make sure they’re in bed by a decent hour and that they eat their vegetables so they can grow up big and strong. We send them off to play with toys like Mr. Potato Head, to use their imagination and experience the kind of innocent fun that childhood is meant to hold.

Unfortunately, over the past 15 years, we have turned children into Mr. Potato Heads instead. I would know, because I was one of those children.

MAJOR MEDICAL ORGANIZATION URGES DELAYING YOUTH GENDER SURGERIES

When I was a teenager, I was introduced to transgender ideology, which led me into a series of irreversible decisions that I still live with today. Doctors and........

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