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Ted Cruz: “If the kids, when they get older, they change their mind…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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OCTOBER 7 - ONE YEAR LATER Verdict Ep. 208.

Published | Video Starts at 34:12

And they're giving it to kids because they say, or the parents say they want to transition at the age of 8 or 9 or 10. By the way, If the kids, when they get older, they change their mind. Much of this is irreversible. If you have a teenage girl who has a double mastectomy, you don't get your breasts back. That's right. That's permanent and forever. It's too late. And that's what the Lupron is for. (34:12–34:19)

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Asserts that gender transition procedures can have irreversible effects if children change their minds later.

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