Pros and cons of the Catalan trans law: two different positions that invite reflection

When laws that affect minorities are proposed, many voices are raised for and against them, despite the fact that few get to delve into the reality that they want to regulate.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
24 January 2024 Wednesday 09:27
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Pros and cons of the Catalan trans law: two different positions that invite reflection

When laws that affect minorities are proposed, many voices are raised for and against them, despite the fact that few get to delve into the reality that they want to regulate. This is the case of the trans law proposed by the Government and which has sparked strong controversy for leaving the door open for a mediator to intervene in the event that there is no agreement between the adolescent between 12 and 15 years old and their parents. parents when starting sex change treatment.

There are those who believe that it is unacceptable for a minor to begin these treatments without the parents' agreement due to the future implications that this may entail; others, on the contrary, remember that it depends on the fact that things are never black or white and depends on the maturity of the minor, a criterion that has been used in other laws, such as the one that prevailed in Madrid until a few months ago. .

La Vanguardia collects under these lines two different positions that invite reflection: