How Young Is Too Young To Transition?

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Dr. Phil McGraw

Education, Society & Culture

4.3 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

A Texas surgeon reveals himself as the whistleblower who outed one of America's biggest children's hospitals for allegedly preforming secret gender surgeries on minors. Tune in as Texas surgeon exposes one of the biggest children's hospitals in the country for allegedly performing secret illegal gender surgeries on minors. Should children who identify as Trans have the right to decide for themselves and their bodies what treatment to seek? Are these laws protecting youth, or harming them? Trans activists and members of the trans community say these procedures are lifesaving and the bans will have a terrifying effect on the mental health of trans youth. Special thanks to our sponsors! Support the brands that support us! Visit them and let them know we sent you: Jase Medical: Get emergency antibiotics at https://Jase.com/ & use code PHIL for a discount Ready to give MASA a try? Go to https://MASAChips.com/MERIT/ and use code MERIT for 25% off your first order. Ready to give MASA a try? Go to https://MASAChips.com/MERIT/ and use code MERIT for 25% off your first order. Balance of Nature: Visit: https://balanceofnature.com/ or call 1.800.246.8751 and get this special offer by using Discount Code: "DRPHIL". Get a FREE Fiber & Spice supplement, plus 35% OFF your first preferred set as a new Preferred Customer, with free shipping and our money-back guarantee. Start your journey with Balance of Nature. Preserve Gold: Visit: https://drphilgold.com/ Get a FREE precious metals guide that contains essential information on how to help protect your accounts. Text "DRPHIL" to 50505 to claim this exclusive offer from Preserve Gold today.

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0:00.0	Doctors are acting like they're God.
0:02.3	We were lying to the parents.
0:04.0	I've got two whistleblowers here.
0:06.6	You said the hospital was lying to the public
0:09.9	about what they were and were not doing, correct?
0:13.1	Yes, sir.
0:13.7	They had said they would no longer provide
0:15.8	hormone-related interventions for transgender kids.
0:18.4	Did they stop?
0:19.3	They did not.
0:20.7	They were implanting these devices and children as young as 11 years old.
0:24.9	Oh, oh.
0:25.9	Today, a controversy dividing America.
0:38.3	How young is too young to transition?
0:43.3	No matter what your opinion is, we can all agree on one thing.
0:47.3	We all want to protect our children.
0:50.3	Well, that's exactly what leaders of nearly half of our nation's states, including Texas,
0:57.0	claim they are doing as they pass laws banning minors from receiving gender-affirming surgery and care.
1:05.0	But some of the largest and most powerful medical associations in the country,
1:10.0	like the American Academy of Pediatrics,
1:12.9	the American Medical Association, the World Health Organization, and the Intercan Society
1:18.1	recommend that transgender youth be able to access this kind of health care. And those in the
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