The main takeaway for me is the fact that he did not give his consent, same for his parents, and he was misled about the nature and effects of the drug he was taking.

"This “experimental” treatment, as described by the lawsuit, was done not only without the plaintiff’s consent, but while the staff was also misleading him, according to the lawsuit."

Link: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1309926/boy-given-estrogen-in-experimental-treatment-under-juvenile-detention

Boy given estrogen in ‘experimental’ treatment under juvenile detention

A lawsuit has alleged that a 16-year-old boy started to grow breasts after being wrongfully prescribed to take estrogen during his stay inside a Los Angeles juvenile detention center in the United States.

The teenager, whose name was withheld due to his age, was said to have been “medically treated by doctors without obtaining voluntary and informed consent” in June 2019, the lawsuit filed against Los Angeles County read.

The lawsuit, which was filed only last month, states that the parents of the minor were also not informed by the medical professionals of Eastlake Juvenile Hall, taking away their chance to deny or give permission.

The teen was diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), which is correlated with elevated levels of testosterone and delinquency in youths, as per the lawsuit.

Health professionals of the said institution were also said to have “invasively” drawn blood and urine samples from the minor, also without his and his parents’ consent. The teen was then prescribed to take 30 doses of Estradiol, otherwise known as the female hormone estrogen, by one Dr. Danny Wang and the medical staff of the detention center.