New York jury finds psychologist and surgeon didn't follow best practices in gender-affirming care case

[MichMan]

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.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/york-jury-finds-psychologist-surgeon-144751323.html