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John Thune: “Recent years, substantial numbers of children diagnosed with…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune: The SAVE America Act Delivers Commonsense Protections for Women's Sports & America's Children

Published | Video Starts at 05:30

But as bad as it is for a female athlete to lose out on a college scholarship because her achievements were overshadowed by those of a biological male, the subject subjection of children to gender transition procedures is even worse. Mr. President, Recent years, substantial numbers of children diagnosed with gender dysphoria have been prescribed puberty blockers, cross sex hormones, and in the most extreme cases, been approved for irreversible surgical procedures that permanently mutilate their bodies. And all this has been done with little to no scientific evidence to support these dramatic interventions. (05:30–05:48)

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Asserts that children with gender dysphoria are receiving medical treatments including puberty blockers and surgeries.

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