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by adrienthebo 1121 days ago
Receiving puberty blockers isn't something any child casually does after reading a book. Going off the Mayo clinic:

  To begin using pubertal blockers, a child must:

    Show a long-lasting and intense pattern of gender nonconformity or gender dysphoria

    Have gender dysphoria that began or worsened at the start of puberty

    Address any psychological, medical or social problems that could interfere with treatment
    Have entered the early stage of puberty
    Provide informed consent

  Particularly when a child hasn't reached the age of medical consent, parents or other caretakers or guardians must consent to the treatment and support the adolescent through the treatment process.
Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gender-dyspho...

The process of going on hormones/puberty blockers is a labor intensive process and typically requires the sign-off from a doctor and therapist. Nobody's getting sacrificed that isn't willing to jump through a number of significant bundles.