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Mike Kennedy: “The evidence that the advocates in this area promote, it's…”

Featuring: Mike Kennedy, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 3rd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 13:31

I know how powerfully damaging these surgeries and puberty blockers and cross sex hormones can be. And I've studied the systematic evidence review and I know what is out there. And The evidence that the advocates in this area promote, it's weak. And so the idea that we're using weak evidence for children to have incontrovertible or permanent change to their bodies is a travesty. (13:31–13:37)

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Asserts that the evidence used to support transgender health care for minors is weak.

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