Jamie Reed

She also found other cases independently, like a patient who had gone on to detransition who said she'd been prescribed testosterone after a single appointment without speaking to a psychologist, even though she'd previously been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Azeen sent these findings to Washington University.

She also found other cases independently, like a patient who had gone on to detransition who said she'd been prescribed testosterone after a single appointment without speaking to a psychologist, even though she'd previously been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Azeen sent these findings to Washington University.

A spokesperson said they couldn't comment on individual cases because of patient privacy, but said they had reviewed the allegations and concluded that, quote, physicians and staff have treated patients according to the existing standards of care. Most of the parents and kids Azeen spoke with said that had been their experience and that Jamie's account put that all at risk.

A spokesperson said they couldn't comment on individual cases because of patient privacy, but said they had reviewed the allegations and concluded that, quote, physicians and staff have treated patients according to the existing standards of care. Most of the parents and kids Azeen spoke with said that had been their experience and that Jamie's account put that all at risk.

Overwhelmingly, the parents who agreed to talk with Azeen, many of them part of a parents' group associated with the clinic, said the clinic was a godsend, the only place for hundreds of miles where they could get their kids the care they needed. They said the gender care had often resolved mental health issues their kids were dealing with. Some talked about it as life-saving.

Overwhelmingly, the parents who agreed to talk with Azeen, many of them part of a parents' group associated with the clinic, said the clinic was a godsend, the only place for hundreds of miles where they could get their kids the care they needed. They said the gender care had often resolved mental health issues their kids were dealing with. Some talked about it as life-saving.

And they said they felt blindsided and betrayed by what Jamie had done. One parent whose daughter had been cited in the affidavit as an example of harm showed Azeen her correspondence with the clinic's doctors. The messages made clear that Jamie had misrepresented some of the details of the story, which made it sound more damning.

And they said they felt blindsided and betrayed by what Jamie had done. One parent whose daughter had been cited in the affidavit as an example of harm showed Azeen her correspondence with the clinic's doctors. The messages made clear that Jamie had misrepresented some of the details of the story, which made it sound more damning.

And adding to the parents' feelings of betrayal was what Jamie was about to do.

And adding to the parents' feelings of betrayal was what Jamie was about to do.

And so while we had come to Missouri to see how this case would play out in a courtroom, we first wanted to go see Jamie on the eve of her testimony to ask her why she was taking this unprecedented step.

And so while we had come to Missouri to see how this case would play out in a courtroom, we first wanted to go see Jamie on the eve of her testimony to ask her why she was taking this unprecedented step.

Hello.

Hello.

Jamie was living in the St. Louis suburbs with her two dogs, three cats, five kids, and her husband at the time, Tiger, who wasn't home. After Jamie got the youngest kids to bed, we took a seat at the kitchen table.

Jamie was living in the St. Louis suburbs with her two dogs, three cats, five kids, and her husband at the time, Tiger, who wasn't home. After Jamie got the youngest kids to bed, we took a seat at the kitchen table.

Jamie told us that as she was becoming increasingly disillusioned with what she was seeing at the clinic, she began to do some research online. She learned other people were also questioning the care. Some of them were re-evaluating the evidence that had launched this treatment model. The Dutch protocol...

Jamie told us that as she was becoming increasingly disillusioned with what she was seeing at the clinic, she began to do some research online. She learned other people were also questioning the care. Some of them were re-evaluating the evidence that had launched this treatment model. The Dutch protocol...

Can I just ask, what is the other option besides satisfaction that you're pushing for?

Can I just ask, what is the other option besides satisfaction that you're pushing for?