Musk Warns of Lawsuits for Gender Surgeries on Minors

(MENAFN) Elon Musk has warned that US surgeons performing gender transition procedures on minors could face thousands of legal claims, comparing them to Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, who conducted brutal medical experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz during World War II.

His comments came in response to news that Fox Varian, who underwent a double mastectomy at age 16, won what is described as the first malpractice lawsuit brought by a detransitioner in the United States. Now 22, Varian said doctors in New York pressured her into the surgery while she was still a minor.

Both a psychologist and a surgeon had approved the procedure, but a jury later found them liable for malpractice. Varian was awarded $1.6 million for pain and suffering and an additional $400,000 for anticipated medical costs.

“There will be thousands of court cases of children who were mutilated by evil doctors, modern day Mengeles,” Musk wrote on X on Saturday, sharing a post about the verdict.

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