
He told the patient that it was not his “specialty”, adding he was “not competent, but I can guide you”.
The patient reportedly called the doctor transphobic, and their partner left an angry comment on the clinic’s Google reviews page.
Dr Acharian responded saying he only treated “real women” and repeated that he had “no skills to treat men, even if they have shaved their beards and come to tell my secretary that they have become women”.
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Trans group SOS Homophobie stated the doctor’s actions could have been “also punishable by criminal sanctions”.
The president of the Trans Platform Federation in Spain, Mar Cambrolle, also shared thoughts, telling Euronews: “It is brutal to deny the right to health, it is a universal right that all citizens have.”
In December, the doctor appeared before the French Medical Council and was suspended for a month from March 1, along with five months’ probation.
Édouard Martial, a lawyer who represented the patient, said: “We have the satisfaction of having confirmation that what happened that day was totally abnormal.”
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The doctor, who practices in Pau, southwestern France, is able to appeal the decision, however it is unclear if he will do so.
According to a report published by Doctors of the World, it is estimated that 50 per cent of trans people in France cancel or delay their medical appointments to avoid discrimination.
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https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/france-news-gynaecologist-suspended-refusing-treat-trans-patient