Ex-Trans Teen Supports Florida Rule Blocking Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care
An ex-transgender teen is voicing her support for a Florida rule blocking Medicaid funds from funding gender-affirming care. During a private meeting with Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Friday, Chloe Cole…
An ex-Transgender teen is voicing her support for a Florida rule blocking Medicaid funds from funding gender-affirming care.
During a private meeting with Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Friday, Chloe Cole shared the effects transitioning has had on her body.
“I don’t know if I’ll be able to fully carry a child, and I might be at increased risk for certain cancers, mainly cervical cancer,” Cole said.
She added, “And because I do not have my breasts, … I am not able to breastfeed whatever future children I have.”
Cole continued, “That realization, actually, was one of the biggest things that led to me realizing that this was not the path that I should have taken.”
Ladapo shared a video of Cole’s remarks on Twitter:
She also told Fox News, “If you are considering transitioning, please wait until you are a fully developed adult.”
Cole argued transitioning “can damage your body and mind in ways that we may not fully understand.”
Additionally, Ladapo explained to the outlet, “Medicalization of minors with gender dysphoria might advance the political views of physicians involved in their care, but the data showing any benefits for the actual children is extraordinarily thin.”
He added, “The affirmation model runs an unacceptably high risk of harm.”
According to Ladapo, parents are “threatened with fears of suicide, but the treatments have not been shown to actually reduce this risk.”