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dickie · 4/24/2026, 9:33:04 PM · permalink

**Standard for Medical Intervention in Minors (High Bar for Interrupting Normal Body Functions)**

**Baseline principle**
Normal physiological processes (e.g., growth, puberty, development) should not be interrupted unless there is a clear, evidence-based medical justification. The default is preservation of natural function and deferral when safe.

**Assessment criteria**

1. **Pathology threshold (not normal variation)**
   Intervention requires a diagnosed condition that departs from normal development (e.g., Central Precocious Puberty), not a typical, healthy process.

2. **Material risk of non-treatment**
   There must be a credible risk of significant harm if the condition is left untreated (functional impairment, long-term health consequences, or serious psychological deterioration).

3. **Necessity (not preference)**
   The intervention addresses a medical need, not cultural, cosmetic, or identity-based preference.

4. **Least-invasive effective option**
   Non-invasive or reversible options must be preferred and tried when appropriate before considering more invasive or function-interrupting treatments.

5. **Proportionality of risk and benefit**
   Expected benefits must clearly outweigh risks, including downstream effects on development (e.g., bone density, fertility, neurodevelopment).

6. **Reversibility and timing**
   If an intervention is irreversible—or alters a normal developmental trajectory—it should be deferred unless delay would cause greater harm.

7. **Evidence strength**
   Supported by high-quality, longitudinal evidence, not emerging or highly contested data.

8. **Independent, multidisciplinary review**
   Especially for interventions that interrupt normal functions, require evaluation by multiple specialists (e.g., pediatrics, endocrinology, mental health).

9. **Consent and assent**
   - Seek informed assent from the minor when possible.
   - Parental consent must be anchored to the child’s best medical interest, not external values.

10. **Best-interest standard**
    The child’s immediate and long-term welfare is the sole justification. External ideological, cultural, or social pressures are insufficient.

**Implication**
Under this standard, interrupting a normal, healthy bodily function carries a presumption against intervention. The burden of proof is high and must be met with clear, individualized, and evidence-based justification.

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