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The conservative doctor who’s got the GOP’s ear on trans kids’ care
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A retired kidney doctor has become Republicans’ go-to source for medical expertise in making the case to ban gender-affirming care for kids.
Twenty-five states led by Republicans have enacted laws banning or restricting that care for kids with gender dysphoria. They’ve often relied on nephrologist Stanley Goldfarb and his organization, Do No Harm, to argue that hormone treatments, puberty blockers and rare surgeries to change physical characteristics are medically harmful.
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