France: Gynecologist refused to examine trans woman – on availability for a month

Prohibition of practicing the profession for a month was imposed on a gynecologist by PO in southwestern France because he refused to accept a trans patient, as it was reported today by the Medical Association, who confirmed an information from the local newspaper La République des Pyrénées. The discipline of the Medical Association was taken on January 16th. The doctor was imposed a ban on the profession for six months, five of which suspended, which would enter into force on 1 March. The doctor may appeal to the decision. In August 2023, the patient, who had begun the procedure of the release three years earlier, went to the gynecologist’s office, having previously closed an online appointment because she felt pain in the breast. He refused to see her. The doctor’s comments the following day, the patient’s partner left a negative comment on the doctor’s website, who replied that he is involved in “real women” and has no “jurisdiction” to “deal with men, still men, still men, still men, […]
Source: News Beast

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