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TommyT139

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3. I disagree

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 21, 2025, 08:40 AM

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First off it will be a colossal waste of money.

More importantly, once that info is determined, the athlete loses all control over it. And if test results come as a shock, what counseling will be made available? Will the athlete now have a preexisting condition, just in time for the likely changes in health insurance law?

Come to think of it, the majority of the group that is "caught" won't be trans people -- it will be intersex people. Are they included under the laws?

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This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Yesterday #1

Using chromosone tests might be a good thing rickford66 Yesterday #2

I disagree TommyT139 Yesterday #3

" it will be intersex people" rickford66 Yesterday #4

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