A California doctor discovered that "government-funded research" now permits doctors to administer "cross-sex hormones" in children as young as 8 years old.
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Dr. Michael Laidlaw, an endocrinologist, filed several Freedom of Information Act requests to research the findings, and discovered that in "2017, they lowered the minimum age for cross-sex hormones from 13 [years] to 8 [years]."
Laidlaw presented his findings during a panel discussion Tuesday at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.
The panel, "The Medical Harms of Hormonal and Surgical Interventions for Gender Dysphoric Children," discussed the dangers of administering such treatments to young children.
"Imagine giving 9-year-old girls testosterone," Laidlaw said. "They are in third or fourth grade. This is unbelievable, but this is going on."
The panelists and attendees screened a video featuring Dr. Ilana Sherer and Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy — both of whom treat trans kids — who discussed how such treatments work on adolescents.