Dr. Eithan Haim

So when you have a doctor who does a informed consent for a patient, I would say that they're never really being informed because the doctor who is doing the informing is fundamentally misinformed about the treatment there or about the pathology they're intervening on in the relative success of those interventions. Because as it stands today, I don't think that we really know.

So when you have a doctor who does a informed consent for a patient, I would say that they're never really being informed because the doctor who is doing the informing is fundamentally misinformed about the treatment there or about the pathology they're intervening on in the relative success of those interventions. Because as it stands today, I don't think that we really know.

But I do agree that like, of course, in some cases, like before 2020, this was kind of a fringe thing for like older adults. And if it's like a fringe thing that isn't like, you know, made into an algorithm for 11 year old children, then like, you know, I'm not going to die on that hill. But like, you know, now that it's like,

But I do agree that like, of course, in some cases, like before 2020, this was kind of a fringe thing for like older adults. And if it's like a fringe thing that isn't like, you know, made into an algorithm for 11 year old children, then like, you know, I'm not going to die on that hill. But like, you know, now that it's like,

being mainstreamed into elementary schools and general pediatricians, which is what was happening at Texas Children's. Man, that's a whole different thing. And this is a crime of the greatest degree.

being mainstreamed into elementary schools and general pediatricians, which is what was happening at Texas Children's. Man, that's a whole different thing. And this is a crime of the greatest degree.

It's so different. It's true. And that's kind of where I live for many years. I have to concede, yeah, I mean, there is a lot of things that are beyond my realm of understanding just because there's something to say about decades of experience working in a certain field. Especially you, I mean, I've been listening to you for a long time. I mean, you were in the trenches, right?

It's so different. It's true. And that's kind of where I live for many years. I have to concede, yeah, I mean, there is a lot of things that are beyond my realm of understanding just because there's something to say about decades of experience working in a certain field. Especially you, I mean, I've been listening to you for a long time. I mean, you were in the trenches, right?

The one thing I would say that's slightly different about puberty blockers or hormones versus SSRIs and antipsychotics is the physiological impact on the multiple organ systems. Because when you look at like, for example, puberty blockers, when they're used in Tanner stage two, you know, there's no surgery in the world that can affect the changes that puberty blockers do, right?

The one thing I would say that's slightly different about puberty blockers or hormones versus SSRIs and antipsychotics is the physiological impact on the multiple organ systems. Because when you look at like, for example, puberty blockers, when they're used in Tanner stage two, you know, there's no surgery in the world that can affect the changes that puberty blockers do, right?

They affect the bones, the blood vessels, the brain, the secondary sexual characteristics, for example, and then hormones too. SSRIs and antipsychotics to a certain degree, and I see your point too. But they have a profound effect on the blood vessels, the heart, the brain, similar to- But this is the point you made out loud though, which was the risk reward has to be there.

They affect the bones, the blood vessels, the brain, the secondary sexual characteristics, for example, and then hormones too. SSRIs and antipsychotics to a certain degree, and I see your point too. But they have a profound effect on the blood vessels, the heart, the brain, similar to- But this is the point you made out loud though, which was the risk reward has to be there.

Yeah, so it's really for months, I didn't really believe what my eyes were seeing. I just didn't believe that the largest children's hospital in the world would do something this bad, right? That they would actually say one thing publicly and then three days later, just get back to what they were doing before and then expand their transgender program. But so once it was in January of 2023 that

Yeah, so it's really for months, I didn't really believe what my eyes were seeing. I just didn't believe that the largest children's hospital in the world would do something this bad, right? That they would actually say one thing publicly and then three days later, just get back to what they were doing before and then expand their transgender program. But so once it was in January of 2023 that

There was a Grand Rounds lecture and then a Zoom conference that proved beyond any disbelief that this was true, this was happening. Because the people were actually talking about how they were concealing what they were doing from state authorities, right? So it's like, all right, that was enough evidence for me. At that moment, it was very clear I had to do this. So in that way, it was easy.

There was a Grand Rounds lecture and then a Zoom conference that proved beyond any disbelief that this was true, this was happening. Because the people were actually talking about how they were concealing what they were doing from state authorities, right? So it's like, all right, that was enough evidence for me. At that moment, it was very clear I had to do this. So in that way, it was easy.

But then to your second question, that's very important too. Because when you think about the prosecution in this case, I didn't know this before, but there's something called interested parties to a prosecution, right? It's like the people, so TCH and Baylor were the interested parties of the prosecution. They were at every single hearing.

But then to your second question, that's very important too. Because when you think about the prosecution in this case, I didn't know this before, but there's something called interested parties to a prosecution, right? It's like the people, so TCH and Baylor were the interested parties of the prosecution. They were at every single hearing.

They were listed on the criminal docket as interested parties. but they were also the victims of the indictment. They were also the people we had to get evidence from. So they were also the entities that were severely conflicted with the main prosecutor, right? And it was the hospital that had, you know, there's a lot of evidence that has already been unsealed. You had the chief of surgery at TCH.

They were listed on the criminal docket as interested parties. but they were also the victims of the indictment. They were also the people we had to get evidence from. So they were also the entities that were severely conflicted with the main prosecutor, right? And it was the hospital that had, you know, there's a lot of evidence that has already been unsealed. You had the chief of surgery at TCH.