A California woman, Kayla Lovdahl, had her breasts removed when she was 13 years old because she thought she was transgender. Now 18, she is suing the doctors and hospital that oversaw the procedure and claiming they were in it for the money.
She says she was pushed to “entertain the erroneous belief that she was transgender” at age 11, after being exposed to online influencers, according to the lawsuit she filed in California State Court against Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and four doctors.
“…they essentially handed Kayla the prescription pad, and allowed her naïve, emotional, childish, rollercoaster of feelings to dictate the so-called ‘treatment’ that she would receive,” the court papers read.
Not knowing what to do, her parents sought out help from medical professionals who quickly affirmed the girl’s idea that she was transgender, Lovdahl said. From there, she was treated.
The procedures were “ideological and profit-driven medical abuse,” Lovdahl now maintains.
She detransitioned at age 17 and now feels the doctors were negligent, not providing her or her parents informed consent. She says her belief that she was trans was “mistaken” and that her mental health issues should have raised red flags.
The procedures were “an insane form of child abuse,” lawyers for Lovdahl said in a statement.
“We believe cases like this are the best way to stop them, especially in liberal states like California, where reckless ideologues are pushing this radical agenda,” said attorney Charles Limandri.
Lovdahl, who is seeking unspecified damages, claims the procedures left her with “deep physical and emotional wounds and severe regrets.”
