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Planned Parenthood has long been known as the nation’s leading abortion provider, holding 40% of the nation’s market share in the killing of preborn human beings. But Planned Parenthood has also become one of the leading providers of transgender “services” in the way of cross-sex hormones and even surgery referrals for teens and they hope to continue expanding them for minors<\/a>. What’s worse is that Planned Parenthood’s business is boosted by approximately $700 million<\/a> in taxpayer funding<\/em> every year.<\/p>\n

Detransitioner Helena Kerschner has actively spoken out<\/a> against the so-called “care” she received at Planned Parenthood. Testifying before lawmakers in Kentucky in 2023, Kerschner shared<\/a> that anxiety, social media, and a history of family issues led her to believe that she needed testosterone in order to “transition” from female to male. She said:<\/p>\n

I made an appointment at a Planned Parenthood a few weeks after my 18th birthday. The appointment took about one hour and none of the clinicians I saw were interested in what was behind my desperation to change my body. <\/em><\/p>\n

They told me that because I seemed \u201cso sure,\u201d they would forgo doing blood tests and prescribe the hormones that day. I told the clinicians that I wanted a high dose, because I wanted to see more changes in my body. They agreed, and prescribed me 100mg of testosterone per week.<\/em><\/p>\n

According to the New York Post<\/a>, Kerschner has said she was given four times<\/em><\/strong> the typical starting dose of testosterone by a nurse practitioner in less than an hour, without ever seeing a doctor.<\/p>\n

Rather than bringing her the relief she sought, the testosterone sent her mental health spiraling:<\/p>\n

Very soon, I began to experience drastic changes to my emotions. I physically lost the ability to cry; when the desire arose my body refused to produce tears. I began experiencing uncontrollable episodes of rage and paranoia, where I was a danger to myself and others. I lost control over my body in many ways. <\/em><\/p>\n

This had an extremely negative effect on my mental health, and unfortunately I blamed it on myself and believed I had developed a new mental illness. After about eight to 10 months on the testosterone, these episodes of what can only be described as <\/em>delusion escalated and I was hospitalized. <\/em><\/p>\n

I was hospitalized twice due to the effects testosterone had on my mind and body. <\/em><\/p>\n

Kerschner’s story is just one shared by Transition Justice, which highlights several individuals who have been harmed by Planned Parenthood’s hasty encouragement of individuals toward cross-sex hormones and gender surgeries. Kerschner is featured in the following video:<\/p>\n

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TRAs argue that it takes years of therapy to obtain cross-sex hormones or receive gender surgeries. Why then, are so many young women reporting they were prescribed hormones and even surgery after 1 visit with Planned Parenthood? @PPFA<\/a>, are you aware of the harm you're doing?\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/buHwwSsgc2<\/a><\/p>\n

— Transition Justice (@TransJusticeOrg) October 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n