excalibur
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I'm sure the Democrats in Congress as well as the MSM are outraged over this abuse of whistleblowers.
Oh, wait, who am I kidding.
One of the first things President Donald Trump did upon resuming office was to clamp down on the practice of "gender-affirming care" for minors. These treatments can consist of hormone therapy, surgery, or both. They are often irreversible, frequently debilitating, and almost always result in not only sterilization but - in the case of what transgender activists refer to as "bottom surgery" - can also lead to a lifetime of inability to feel any sexual pleasure.
Adults are free to do as they please, but there's a good reason not to carry out these treatments on children. Not only do they run the risks noted above, but children are not capable of giving truly informed consent, as they lack the experience, perspective, and judgment to do so. That's why they are not legally allowed to do things like buy guns or booze, sign contracts, join the military, or even get tattoos. There is also the matter of medical ethics involved, primarily the principle of primum non nocere - first, do no harm. These treatments and surgeries are carried out on perfectly healthy people, so it's hard to see how this is not "doing harm."
In Texas, a doctor and whistleblower at the Texas Children’s Hospital was persecuted by the Biden administration for going public with the reality of these treatments. Award-winning journalist Catherine Herridge interviewed Dr. Eithan Haim and his wife Andrea and released the full interview Monday on X. It is truly must-see TV. Dr. Haim was, of course, persecuted by the Biden Justice Department for blowing the whistle on this unethical and unnecessary care for minors.
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The case against Dr. Haim, under the incoming Trump administration, has been dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be re-filed. But it's a safe bet we haven't heard the last from Dr. Haim, nor should he stop speaking out. The First Amendment still exists, despite the efforts of the left to undermine it. Medical ethics still exist, despite the efforts of the left to ignore them, and conducting these permanent, irreversible, and sterilizing treatments on children is still wrong.
Oh, wait, who am I kidding.
One of the first things President Donald Trump did upon resuming office was to clamp down on the practice of "gender-affirming care" for minors. These treatments can consist of hormone therapy, surgery, or both. They are often irreversible, frequently debilitating, and almost always result in not only sterilization but - in the case of what transgender activists refer to as "bottom surgery" - can also lead to a lifetime of inability to feel any sexual pleasure.
Adults are free to do as they please, but there's a good reason not to carry out these treatments on children. Not only do they run the risks noted above, but children are not capable of giving truly informed consent, as they lack the experience, perspective, and judgment to do so. That's why they are not legally allowed to do things like buy guns or booze, sign contracts, join the military, or even get tattoos. There is also the matter of medical ethics involved, primarily the principle of primum non nocere - first, do no harm. These treatments and surgeries are carried out on perfectly healthy people, so it's hard to see how this is not "doing harm."
In Texas, a doctor and whistleblower at the Texas Children’s Hospital was persecuted by the Biden administration for going public with the reality of these treatments. Award-winning journalist Catherine Herridge interviewed Dr. Eithan Haim and his wife Andrea and released the full interview Monday on X. It is truly must-see TV. Dr. Haim was, of course, persecuted by the Biden Justice Department for blowing the whistle on this unethical and unnecessary care for minors.
...
The case against Dr. Haim, under the incoming Trump administration, has been dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be re-filed. But it's a safe bet we haven't heard the last from Dr. Haim, nor should he stop speaking out. The First Amendment still exists, despite the efforts of the left to undermine it. Medical ethics still exist, despite the efforts of the left to ignore them, and conducting these permanent, irreversible, and sterilizing treatments on children is still wrong.
