A fiery Senate HELP Committee hearing erupted into controversy as Senator Josh Hawley sharply criticized gender-affirming medical treatments for minors, calling them “child butchery” rather than healthcare. During the hearing, Hawley challenged witnesses on gender dysphoria diagnoses, medical standards, parental consent, taxpayer funding, and the involvement of healthcare providers and advocacy organizations. The hearing became particularly tense when Hawley blasted Democrats, comparing it to Jim Crow, dismissing those arguments as “total garbage.”
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