Senator Joey Hensley, MD

Vanderbilt revelations highlight need for legislation to protect minors from gender transitioning procedures

In September, political commentator Matt Walsh of the Daily Wire news outlet uncovered appalling videos of Vanderbilt University Medical Center officials acknowledging its pediatric transgender clinic performs irreversible gender transition surgeries on minors and that financial gain is a factor in pushing these procedures.

Shortly after, Governor Lee announced an investigation into the clinic and several of my colleagues in the General Assembly are currently working on legislation to b...