Quote from: rock chick on October 30, 2011, 12:33:19 PM
butter?

Welcome Back.

Quote from: Annah on October 30, 2011, 01:31:29 PM
Welcome Back.

I'm like, who the hell is this "rock chick". Lol.

I don't know but I do like her sense of humor.
Hey, that's what we need....to laugh a bit more.

Maybe not all of the health careworkers do agree with WPATH.
But there are also people who do not agree with the law...

But WPATH is not law.  It's a set of procedures done in an order.  It may be that WPATH is the agreed upon protocol for treating some kinds of GID, but it's not the only one.  A doctor might be risking having to argue it out in court, but not following it has no punishment attached. 

Protocols in healthcare are the results of double blind studies on thousands of persons.
A doctor can decide to do otherwise, when it goes wrong they will have a very hard time in court, because they have an obligation to keep their knowledge up to date and there is some chance, a doctor can be punished  for not doing their job anymore.

Quote from: annette on October 31, 2011, 06:53:25 AM
Protocols in healthcare are the results of double blind studies on thousands of persons.
A doctor can decide to do otherwise, when it goes wrong they will have a very hard time in court, because they have an obligation to keep their knowledge up to date and there is some chance, a doctor can be punished  for not doing their job anymore.

I never heard of a doctor or therapist who has been punished who did not follow the WPATH exactly as it is laid out.

In the latest revision of WPATH:
Clarification on the role of the SOC as flexible clinical guidelines that may be tailored for individual needs and local cultures.
Recognition of diverse non-binary gender identities and expressions.
http://www.bilerico.com/2011/09/new_standards_of_care_for_the_health_of_trans_peop.php

And right from the Standards of Care document. 7th Edition. September 2011:

The SOC are intended to be flexible in order to meet the diverse health care needs of transsexual,
transgender, and gender nonconforming people. While flexible, they offer standards for promoting
optimal health care

As for all previous versions of the SOC, the criteria put forth in this document for hormone therapy
and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria are clinical guidelines; individual health professionals
and programs may modify them.

The SOC are flexible clinical guidelines; they allow for tailoring of interventions to the needs of the individual

Source: http://www.wpath.org/documents/Standards%20of%20Care%20V7%20-%202011%20WPATH.pdf

So, no. A doctor will not be punished if he or she does not follow the SOC exactly as laid out. Nor are they required to follow WPATH as it is laid out. As the document states, these are just general guidelines and it is up to the doctor and therapist to mold them to each specific person and case. And these are right from the SOC....newest edition (with sources)

Quote from: Axélle on October 31, 2011, 09:11:35 AM
Fine by me though.
One just has to become a LOT more selective in what one says, writes, AND in what one reads.
Axelle

I read it right from WPATH. If you disagree with their new edition then you should write to them:

Jeffrey Whitman (USA)
Executive Administrator
Email: wpath@wpath.org

Annah,
I deleted my post, yes and all be fine in the best of worlds :-)

I have no disagreement with YOU, maybe with the new rules?

I'm very sure you did not make any of it up.

Please have a lovely day of what left,
Axelle