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2023-06-09 05:38:47 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

President Biden has not endorsed children being able to get “sex change surgeries”. Puberty blockers only postpone puberty. Studies have shown them to be safe and reversible (as they only delay production of sex hormones). They have not been found to “stunt growth”. https://opa.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/gender-affirming-care-young-people-march-2022.pdf https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty_blocker https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/102/11/3869/4157558

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• President Biden has not endorsed children being able to get “sex change surgeries”. Puberty blockers only postpone puberty. Studies have shown them to be safe and reversible (as they only delay production of sex hormones). They have not been found to “stunt growth”. https://opa.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/gender-affirming-care-young-people-march-2022.pdf https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty_blocker https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/102/11/3869/4157558