Two Oregon therapists have reached a $3.5 million settlement with a woman after urging her to butcher herself with a double mastectomy in the name of “gender-affirming care.”
Camille Kiefel, 36, had her breasts removed in 2020 after referrals from Amy Ruff, a licensed clinical social worker, and a licensed professional counselor, Mara Burmeister.
The complaint included the therapists’ employers, Brave Space, and the Quest Center for Integrative Health.
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She filed in 2022 alleging the procedure was approved after an incredibly brief time to evaluate her — two sessions via Zoom video call that both lasted an hour or less.
Her complaint includes claims of professional malpractice, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and fraud.
Kiefel says the mastectomy did not solve her problems and that she detransitioned two years afterward.
Approved for surgery after just two Zoom calls.
A woman who underwent a double mastectomy after identifying as nonbinary
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