Laura Edwards-Leeper

Yes. But I also thought the right thing was within guidelines and structure. And I thought the right thing was based on really solid evidence. longitudinal studies. I didn't know then what I know now.

Yes. But I also thought the right thing was within guidelines and structure. And I thought the right thing was based on really solid evidence. longitudinal studies. I didn't know then what I know now.

The Dutch did all of this basically for this one tiny cohort. How did that jump from there to here? And how the hell did GEMS open? How did they bring an experimental procedure from a foreign country into the United States to start in a United States pediatric center and not have to have clinical research? Like this is like clinical research ethics like 101, right?

The Dutch did all of this basically for this one tiny cohort. How did that jump from there to here? And how the hell did GEMS open? How did they bring an experimental procedure from a foreign country into the United States to start in a United States pediatric center and not have to have clinical research? Like this is like clinical research ethics like 101, right?

And on some level, that's where it all went wrong.

And on some level, that's where it all went wrong.

But here's what we agree on. Yeah.

But here's what we agree on. Yeah.

Because of this legislative thing.

Because of this legislative thing.

What is the other option? I believe that we have hurt patients. We hurt them. And why would I want to support anything that continues doing that?

What is the other option? I believe that we have hurt patients. We hurt them. And why would I want to support anything that continues doing that?

If we want medicine to be a consumer state, and then it all becomes patient satisfaction, right? That's not what I want medicine to be. Is that really what we want medicine to be? Is it all about, at the end of the day, is it actually just about patient satisfaction? Right?

If we want medicine to be a consumer state, and then it all becomes patient satisfaction, right? That's not what I want medicine to be. Is that really what we want medicine to be? Is it all about, at the end of the day, is it actually just about patient satisfaction? Right?

Like actual evidence-based care. Care that meets a gold standard of what evidence is.

Like actual evidence-based care. Care that meets a gold standard of what evidence is.

Yeah, I mean, his team is working to uphold a law that I currently support. So yeah, we're on the same page with that.

Yeah, I mean, his team is working to uphold a law that I currently support. So yeah, we're on the same page with that.

Well, on some level, I mean, there is queer theory that does want there to be the dismantling of the family and society.

Well, on some level, I mean, there is queer theory that does want there to be the dismantling of the family and society.