Opinion: Utah law allowing minors to revoke medical consent is ‘attacking the foundation of the US health care system’

In Utah, patients who consent to “hormonal transgender treatment” or surgery on “sex characteristics” while they are minors are able to revoke their informed consent if they later regret receiving the care. Under the Health Care Malpractice Act, updated in 2023, minors can recant their consent before age 25 if they develop a “permanent injury” from their treatment, with the argument that their doctor should have anticipated the patient’s health outcome and subsequent regret.

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