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		<title>Opinion: Death before detransition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-nancy-churchill-death-detransition-opinion-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Nancy Churchill argues the cultural slogan “death before detransition” silences regret, fuels despair, and creates conditions for tragedy while calling for compassionate alternatives." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-nancy-churchill-death-detransition-opinion-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-nancy-churchill-death-detransition-opinion-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-nancy-churchill-death-detransition-opinion-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-nancy-churchill-death-detransition-opinion-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-nancy-churchill-death-detransition-opinion.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Nancy Churchill argues the cultural slogan “death before detransition” silences regret, fuels despair, and creates conditions for tragedy while calling for compassionate alternatives.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Scientific approach needed for gender-affirming care</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 22:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Scientific-Approach-Gender-Care-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Jay Fratt discusses the NHS Cass Review and its impact on gender-affirming care, calling for a science-based approach in Washington state." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Scientific-Approach-Gender-Care-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Scientific-Approach-Gender-Care-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Scientific-Approach-Gender-Care-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Scientific-Approach-Gender-Care-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Scientific-Approach-Gender-Care.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Jay Fratt discusses the NHS Cass Review and its impact on gender-affirming care, calling for a science-based approach in Washington state.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Education officials are increasingly sending disabled children out of state</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Education-officials-are-increasingly-sending-disabled-children-out-of-state-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="The number of children sent out of Washington state to therapeutic residential settings has increased sharply over the past five years." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Education-officials-are-increasingly-sending-disabled-children-out-of-state-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Education-officials-are-increasingly-sending-disabled-children-out-of-state-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Education-officials-are-increasingly-sending-disabled-children-out-of-state.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>The number of children sent out of Washington state to therapeutic residential settings has increased sharply over the past five years.]]></description>
		
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