Washington To Allow Children to Be Legally Taken From Parents If They Don’t Consent to Gender Transition
Washington state passed a bill allowing children to legally be taken away from their parents for not consenting to gender transition procedures on their child.
According to Senate Bill 5599, shelters could contact the Department of Children, Youth, and Families instead of parents for minors seeking reproductive health services or gender-affirming care.
The proposal would pave the way for more of a "compelling reason" to conceal a child who seeks sex change operations or reproductive health services such as abortion.
Democratic State Rep. Tana Senn praised the bill's passing, saying she supports children who believe they belong in a different body than they were born. ---More...
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