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A first-person story, on the dangers of gender-transitioning medical treatments and surgery. A 19-year-old, Chloe Cole, spoke on Capitol Hill in the past week, and today’s Family Life News-Feature includes her opening statement to Congress.The California teen was 12 years old when she was put on hormone blockers and testosterone. In the following five years, she went through numerous surgeries to become male, but would regret her transition, and became one of many thousands who “de-transitioned” back toward her original body. But, there are permanent scars — physical and emotional. Here is her compelling, cautionary tale.