Sen. Paul compares gender-affirming health care for minors to 'genital mutilation'
Sen. Rand Paul used the term "genital mutilation" while describing gender-affirming health care for minors during a confirmation hearing for Dr. Rachel Levine. If confirmed as assistant health secretary, Dr. Levine will be the highest-ranking, openly transgender federal official in U.S. history.
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Sen. Paul compares gender-affirming health care for minors to 'genital mutilation'
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