Beth Van Duyne: “Approximately 100 facilities nationwide, also known as…”

“So is that a yes? We make every effort to make sure we respond. Thank you very much. I want to turn to a completely different topic, Mr. Secretary. Approximately 100 facilities nationwide, also known as pediatric transgender clinics, are performing gender affirming treatment in the form of hormone therapy on surgery on children at age 11 or younger. There are even allegations that some of these clinics perform these treatments without conducting thorough mental health assessments beforehand or even bypassing certain parental consent.” (02:49–03:02)

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