‘I have no breasts, only scars’: Detransitioner Chloe Cole delivers testimony at Senate hearing
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing to discuss concerns regarding gender transition procedures for minors. Chloe Cole, a detransitioner, testified about her experience after undergoing a double mastectomy at 15, criticizing medical professionals for their decisions. Some senators argued for more protective measures for children, while others questioned the relevance of the hearing given the small percentage of affected youth.
- ▪Chloe Cole testified about her negative experience with gender transition procedures after undergoing a double mastectomy at age 15.
- ▪Senator Bill Cassidy emphasized the need for specialized care for children rather than encouraging gender transition.
- ▪Senator Bernie Sanders criticized the hearing as a waste of time, arguing it affects a very small number of teenagers.
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The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing Wednesday about concerns over gender transition procedures for minors. Several senators, including Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), attended the hearing. Recommended Stories Aid group warns Ebola could have spread for three months before first cases were detected Jill Biden isn’t the doctor her husband’s legacy ordered Five Americans from hantavirus ship homebound after Nebraska quarantine Cassidy argued that healthcare professionals and their organizations profit from recommending and executing gender transition surgeries.
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