US EditionLawyer for Detransitioner Awarded $2M Warns Case Signals a Tipping Point: ‘Every Doctor’ Should Take It Seriously
A jury found the psychologist and surgeon negligent for bypassing mental health safeguards before a double mastectomy on a 16-year-old, awarding $2 million to Fox Varian.
- On Monday, a New York jury awarded $2 million to 22-year-old Fox Varian after a three-week civil trial in New York Supreme Court in Westchester County.
- Varian says the double mastectomy occurred at 16 without proper evaluation; Claire Deacon, Varian's mother, testified she initially opposed the surgery but consented after being warned of potential self-harm.
- The six-member jury concluded the psychologist and surgeon ignored procedural guardrails while pushing Varian toward surgery, a departure from the standard of care, last week in Westchester County.
- The case sets a legal precedent as the first detransitioner malpractice verdict, with minimal attendance and sealed court documents during Varian v. Einhorn, observed by two reporters.
- Amid broader debates, the decision arrives as more than two dozen U.S. states restrict surgeries or hormones for minors and European medical bodies reassess pediatric gender care.
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Lawyer for detransitioner awarded $2M warns case signals a tipping point: ‘Every doctor’ should take it seriously
The $2 million award for detransitioner Fox Varian is the first time someone is being held to account for churning children through a medical system fueled by ideology rather than evidence. Her lawyer, Adam Deutsch, predicts it won't be the last.
First major medical group opposes gender transition surgeries for youth
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has issued a broad recommendation against gender transition surgeries for youths, becoming the first major medical association in the United States to narrow its guidance on pediatric gender care amid a crackdown by the Trump administration. A statement sent Tuesday to the group’s 11,000 members and obtained by The Washington Post recommends surgeons delay gender-related chest, genital and facial surgery …
Detransitioner's $2 million judgment a 'breakthrough' for gender transition lawsuits
A New York jury handed a $2 million judgment to a woman who accused a psychologist and surgeon of rushing her into gender transition surgery as a minor, finding the pair liable for malpractice in a landmark case that could pave the way for future litigation. The jury in Westchester County court awarded Fox Varian, 22, $1.6 million for past and future suffering related to the breast removal surgery she had when she was 16 years old, and $400,000 …
The first successful demand for malpractice in a case of detransition questions irreversible interventions due to sex change in minors.
Detransitioner touts $2-million landmark malpractice ruling as good start, but ‘not nearly enough’
Landmark $2 million malpractice ruling against medical professionals sparks discussion about transgender medical care as detransitioner advocate predicts more lawsuits.
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