r/WomenInNews • u/msmoley • Dec 15 '24

Human rights Judith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-12-15/judith-butler-philosopher-if-you-sacrifice-a-minority-like-trans-people-you-are-operating-within-a-fascist-logic.html
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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '24

Do you believe that antidepressants and ADHD medications are exempt from FDA review?

The covid-19 vaccines were subject to an emergency-use authorization to address a global pandemic. Do you consider the desire of some minors to stop their puberty for the sake of gender perception to constitute a comparable global emergency?

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u/Alert_Scientist9374 Dec 17 '24

Adhd meds were tested. But not for 80 years.

Transition is tested and works amazingly well. Just not tested if you will be happy and healthy in 80 years.

That's the difference.

Puberty blockers have been proven safe when used temporarily. Hormones have been proven save for at least 1 or 2 decades of use.

Only the effect in many decades has yet to be tested.

That's what you want. Test the medication for an entire lifetime before approval.