Legislation Made Simple
Join co-hosts Patty Decraene and Jane Robbins as they help you become more aware of how the Georgia legislature operates and what is happening under the Gold Dome.
Jan 27, 2024
How Transgender Interventions Harm Children
Dr. Quentin Van Meter, Pediatric endocrinologist
In 2023 the legislature passed a bill to protect minors from being administered cross-sex hormones and surgeries to make them look and sound like the opposite sex. That legislation, though, did not protect these trans-identifying children from being given harmful puberty-blocking drugs. Legislation to fill this gap may be introduced in the 2024 legislative session. Pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Quentin Van Meter discusses how these drugs work, what physical and mental problems they can create, and why other states are beginning to ban them.
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