Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
New York jury finds psychologist and surgeon didn't follow best practices in gender-affirming care case
For the first time, a jury has ruled that a medical professionals who approved and performed gender-affirming surgery on a minor committed medical malpractice.
The verdict came in a suit filed by Fox Varian, now 22, of Yorktown Heights, New York. At age 16, while identifying as a transgender male, Varian underwent a double mastectomy. Varian now regrets the surgery and identifies as female.
She filed suit in 2023, saying her health care providers, psychologist Kenneth Einhorn and surgeon Simon Chin, had rushed her into the surgery, had not addressed her mental health issues, and had not obtained informed consent, according to several media outlets.
A jury in Westchester County Supreme Court (in New York state, “Supreme Court” refers to a trial court, not the state's highest court) ruled Friday that the providers should pay her $2 million in damages. Of that, $1.6 million is for past and future pain and suffering and $400,000 for future medical expenses.
The verdict came in a suit filed by Fox Varian, now 22, of Yorktown Heights, New York. At age 16, while identifying as a transgender male, Varian underwent a double mastectomy. Varian now regrets the surgery and identifies as female.
She filed suit in 2023, saying her health care providers, psychologist Kenneth Einhorn and surgeon Simon Chin, had rushed her into the surgery, had not addressed her mental health issues, and had not obtained informed consent, according to several media outlets.
A jury in Westchester County Supreme Court (in New York state, “Supreme Court” refers to a trial court, not the state's highest court) ruled Friday that the providers should pay her $2 million in damages. Of that, $1.6 million is for past and future pain and suffering and $400,000 for future medical expenses.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/york-jury-finds-psychologist-surgeon-144751323.html
6 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
That is what MSN and Yahoo both do they share other content from a variety of sources. The source and author were right there at the top when the link was opened.
