A woman who underwent medical gender transition procedures as a teenager and later detransitioned is seeking to hold her doctors accountable for alleged malpractice, claiming they failed to properly assess her before recommending a double mastectomy and hormone therapy. Her case was initially dismissed on procedural grounds, but a recent North Carolina law change has revived the possibility of an appeal, with the state’s highest court set to review the arguments. Legal experts say the case could set a precedent for medical standards in gender-affirming care, particularly for minors. The hearing will examine whether the woman’s claims meet the legal threshold for medical negligence.
A detransitioner’s malpractice lawsuit against doctors she says counseled her for years to undergo a double mastectomy and begin hormone therapy was initially dismissed as untimely, but a new North Carolina law has allowed her to appeal. The state Court of Appeals will hear arguments on Sept. 29. Prisha Mosley, now 28, was first prescribed...
