I wish I could remember where .... but I recall the gist of some article (?) news media report (?) That indicated many children have what appears to be "gender disphoria," but if allowed to grow, figure out what they are for themselves.
The idea did not seem unreasonable to me.
If it winds up true that this boy must be morphed into a girl .... then it's very possible this will be a life ....all but destroyed.
I loath considering the possible consequences ... and yea, WAAAAY BEYOND CHILD ABUSE!!!