Cassidy argued that healthcare professionals and their organizations profit from recommending and executing gender transition surgeries.
“We should be treating each child with the specialized care they need, not encouraging a 9-year-old boy to become a girl,” Cassidy said.
He also emphasized that the basic role of a parent is to protect children from harm and to “put politics aside.”
He called a witness, 21-year-old Chloe Cole. Cole detransitioned after having a double mastectomy at age 15.
She blasted medical professionals for taking away her breasts at a young age and said her parents were misinformed.
