An 18-year-old detransitioner, Layla Jane, is suing a healthcare company and the doctors who prescribed her puberty-blocking drugs at age 12 and performed a double-mastectomy surgery at age 13.
Layla accuses them of “intentional fraud and concealment.” Represented by attorney Harmeet Dhillon, Layla claims in her letter of intent to sue that she was rushed into life-altering medical services while she and her family were not properly informed about the risks and other vital information, such as the rate of desistence for childhood gender dysphoria.
Detransitioner @LJDetrans makes her first public appearance at Detrans Awareness Day in Sacramento last week.
Layla Jane had her breasts removed at 13 years old and is now suing some of the same “doctors” that I am suing.
This is just the beginning, we will get justice.… https://t.co/ANSKxY2GHC pic.twitter.com/vq4e2nXmNt
— Chloe Cole ⭐️ (@ChoooCole) March 19, 2023
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The legal letter states that two of Layla’s initial providers advised her that she could not start cross-sex hormones until age 16 and surgery was not permissible until age 18, per Kaiser’s official policies.
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However, Layla later came under the care of Dr. Susanne E. Watson, Dr. Lisa Kristine Taylor, and Dr. Winnie Mao Yiu Tong, who approved her for cross-sex hormones and a double mastectomy at ages 12-13 without adequately evaluating and treating her mental health co-morbidities.
Layla expressed her regret during a Fox News appearance, saying, “I don’t think I should have been allowed to change my sex before I could legally consent to have sex.”
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Tonight, @pnjaban joined @IngrahamAngle to announce the Center for American Liberty’s newest case.
Layla Jane was mutilated by her doctors at Kaiser Permanente at ages 12-13, and now she’s fighting back for justice. pic.twitter.com/yeIzQx5Way
— Center for American Liberty (@Liberty_Ctr) March 17, 2023
She believes her transition exacerbated her pre-existing conditions.
The letter alleges that the doctors “pushed” Layla and her parents down the transition path, intentionally concealing important information and making false representations.
The concealed information includes inadequate clinical research supporting the treatment, the existence of high-quality clinical research contra-indicating treatment, 80-90% desistence rates for childhood gender dysphoria, and the significant possibility of detransition and regret.
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Fraudulent misrepresentations allegedly include falsely claiming that Layla’s gender dysphoria and co-morbid mental health symptoms would not resolve without imitation sex change transition, misrepresenting that Layla had an increased risk of suicide unless she transitioned, and presenting her parents with the false dilemma of choosing between a “live son” or a “dead daughter.”
Heartbreaking story 💔
At 12 years old on testosterone
At 13 years old a double mastectomy @Liberty_Ctr and @pnjaban are taking legal action on behalf of Layla Jane to get justice for the medical abuse this vulnerable teen underwent at the hands of doctors! pic.twitter.com/pLaMk39gwR— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) March 18, 2023
Last month, another detransitioned 18-year-old woman, Chloe Cole, announced the first official lawsuit in the U.S. against the same healthcare group, which also facilitated her medical gender transition as a minor.
