From: ScottW48@hotmail.com   
      
   The great white knight to the rescue.... liability insurance providers.   
      
   The report went on to explain that one willing insurer eventually was found,   
   but the cost, which Rowe anticipated to be around $10,000 at most, actually   
   was $50,000.   
      
   The report explained: "Insurers' mounting unease comes as a growing number of   
   suits are being filed by individuals against doctors, they accuse of rushing   
   them -- as children -- into permanently altering their bodies rather than   
   addressing adolescent    
   angst over puberty."   
      
   There are a rising number of cases where reasonable medical protocol has not   
   been followed. Isabelle Ayala, 20, sued doctors in her Rhode Island case for   
   being "a collection of actors who prioritized politics and ideology over   
   children’s safety, health,   
    and well-being."   
      
   Another defendant alleged that during a single, 60-minute visit she was told   
   that she should be given cross-sex hormones, ignoring factors like autism,   
   ADHD and PTSD.   
      
   The report stated that in certain states the statute of limitations for such   
   cases have been extended from the typical couple of years to "15 years after   
   minor patients turn 18."   
      
   Mike Stinson, of the Medical Professional Liability Association, explained to   
   Time: "If state laws increase the risk of civil liability for health   
   professionals, premiums will be adjusted accordingly and appropriately to   
   reflect the level of financial    
   risk incurred by the insured."   
      
   If the ghouls masquerading as health care providers can't profit, they won't   
   provide and that is truly telling.   
      
   ScottW   
      
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