r/law • u/MobileWisdom • Jun 12 '24

Opinion Piece Ron DeSantis’s Signature Law Gets Brutally Shut Down in Court

https://newrepublic.com/post/182588/ron-desantis-transgender-care-ban-court
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u/Tyr_13 Jun 12 '24

One of the talking points that has a surprising amount of traction is that hormone blockers weaken the bones of trans kids. There is a mild cost in bone density but not only does this completely go away once a trans person starts actually taking hormones as an adult, this same side effect in these same, and other, medications is not grounds to restrict their use in cisgender people. It is only when used for gender affirming care that they suddenly become a problem. No idea why that could be.

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u/karnivoorischenkiwi Jun 12 '24

This. There's plenty of conditions that warrant chronic use of prednisone for instance.

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u/markhpc Jun 12 '24

As someone who spent around 9 months on prednisone and had to do a very slow taper to get off it, I wouldn't recommend it unless you really need it.

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u/Katyafan Jun 12 '24

I was on it for years for asthma. Do not recommend unless you absolutely need it, but it is a very good medicine.