Sen. Cruz: What are the consequences of gender affirming care?

Ted Cruz: The mantra of settled science is often a mask for a political agenda. It was once settled science that the earth was the center of the universe. The science surrounding "gender affirming care" was "settled specifically” and the quote was “There is no debate in the medical community about the medical or scientific validity of gender affirming care. With young children can involve puberty blocking drugs, that can involve at extreme levels surgeries that permanently alter their reproductive capacity, their capacity for the rest of their life. Do you think it's accurate that questions such as that are settled science and no one is even allowed to ask “What are the consequences of an eight-year-old child being given severe drugs that alter their physiology for the rest of their life?"

Dr. Prabhakar: "Ted Cruz, I think you're talking about an area that is quite complex. I think gender is actually complex in ways that are surprising to many people."

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