Texas Democrat defends backing GOP bill banning gender care for minors: 'Children are not political pawns'
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Texas State Rep. Shawn Thierry voiced her support to raise the state's legal age for gender-affirming care to 18 years old on 'Fox & Friends First.'
After embarking on a personal journey to learn more about the treatments nearly two years ago, she said she drew conclusions from data showing countries walking back previously pushed gender-affirming treatments similar to those up for debate in her state and across the U.S. Taylor Penley is a production assistant with Fox News.
"[These countries] are reversing course, they're stating that puberty blockers should not be the first line of treatment for children who are experiencing gender dysphoria and there are very, very serious health risks with giving children cross-sex hormones," she said.
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