CNN's Brianna Kaylor argued Wednesday that some transgender children can fully understand the potential long-term effects of gender transition treatment, including infertility and increased risk of heart attacks.
Alliance Defending Freedom President Kristen Wagoner speaks about the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in United States v. Scumetti, a lawsuit by the state of Tennessee that bans puberty blockers and transgender surgeries for minors. told Keilar. ADL is a Christian legal organization that represents other states in similar cases.
Despite the topic being about trans minors, Keillor repeatedly tried to assert that ADF is not only focused on children, which Wagoner denied.
The host also asked, “Have you ever considered that these anti-trans laws and stances may never get old?”
CNN host Brianna Keillor presses ADF President Kristen Wagoner about the recent Supreme Court case regarding the ban on transgender treatment for children. (Screenshot from CNN)
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“I think a lot of people are confused about this issue,” Keillor continued. “They don't know where they stand. But where is the room to talk about this?”
“And I'm glad we're having a conversation now. That was the issue today, because the ACLU and the Biden administration took this issue to the U.S. Supreme Court and said this is moot. ''' Wagoner said.
Wagoner accused the ACLU and the Biden administration of trying to “constitutionalize everything in American life” by claiming that children have a constitutional right to a transition process, and that they are trying to “constitutionalize everything in American life.” He added that it was likely that they were unaware of the negative effects.
“Does any child, any girl, know whether they want to have a baby in the long term, what effect testosterone has on the uterus, or whether taking drugs increases the risk of a heart attack? ” Wagoner asked.
“Some people do,” Keillor interjected.
“No, no…” Wagoner replied, shaking his head.
“No one? No one?” Keillor said.
Activists for and against transgender rights protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, before the start of the U.S. v. Scumetti case. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
“What we know from the science, again, is that it's important not to prioritize ideology over evidence. And that's what's happening here. 85% say they are confused about their gender, and over 85% of children say they are confused about their gender.'' Children who are given puberty blockers feel more at peace with their bodies. and live according to their gender. Science shows us that we are putting our children on a one-way treadmill to live as the opposite sex. For the rest of their lives, they will still experience being a lifelong patient,” Wagoner responded.
Wagoner also told Fox News Digital: “It is radical to suggest that children can consent to dangerous procedures that halt the normal, healthy development of their bodies and often have irreversible and devastating consequences. Common sense. tells us this, and so does science.” Evidence-based medicine should take precedence over gender ideology. ”
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Wagoner's “CNN News Central” segment aired a day after Chase Strangio, the Trans ACLU attorney who argued the case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, acknowledged that minors cannot consent to this type of procedure. .
ACLU attorney Chase Strangio appeared on CNN's “The Lead with Jake Tapper” on Tuesday. (Screenshot from CNN)
“What's happening here is not the kids consenting to this treatment. It's the parents consenting to the treatment,” Strangio said Tuesday. “And as parents, I want to say that when our children are suffering, we are suffering too. And that they love their children and listen to the advice of doctors in the mainstream medical community and These are parents who are doing the right thing for their children,” and Tennessee reversed their decision. ”
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