An American woman is suing her own child for undergoing gender transition treatment. The mother, Anmarie Calgaro, has filed a lawsuit in Minnesota alleging her 17-year-old transgender daughter, JDK, wrongfully underwent the treatment without her consent. The teen's health care providers, Park Nicollet Health Services and Fairview Health Services, are also named as defendants, as are St Louis County and the teen's school district. In Minnesota, teens who live alone and are supporting themselves are allowed to give consent on medical services without their parents being notified. Last year, JDK applied to be legally emancipated from her parents, claiming she had been living independently and supporting herself.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 18, 2016 03:12 UTC