http://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/02/21/il-trans-kids-bill-n2393145
The Left loves to say it 'takes a village' to raise a child, but they have no qualms pushing through their agenda to make sure only certain members of said village get a say in how a child is raised.
Yeah, with Democrats, parents have NO say. But, that stands to reason because that is Marxism 101.
Mainly, and most recently, bills that punish parents who refuse to 'affirm' their child's 'gender identity', labeling them as abusers.
Illinois is jumping on that bandwagon with HB 4876.
Leor Sapir (@LeorSapir) ~ Democrats in Illinois are proposing HB 4876, a Sophie’s Choice law.
HB 4876 would impose criminal penalties on parents or legal guardians for refusing to allow their children to undergo “gender-affirming” hormonal or surgical interventions.
It would also allow minors to consent to “gender-affirming care” and shield gender clinicians from liability if they failed “to obtain valid consent” from the minor but provided they “relied in good faith on the representations made by the minor.”
Ironically, the law also defines “abused child” as a child whose parent “allows to be inflicted upon such child physical injury, by other than accidental means, which causes death, disfigurement, impairment of physical or emotional health, or loss or impairment of any bodily function.”
HB 4876 lumps in “gender-affirming” interventions with abortion, probably to make it politically difficult for Democrats to oppose the bill.
Well, here's the thing, Illinois ... MINORS don't have the capacity to consent. And, you are making this lack of capacity even that much worse by effectively allowing "health care professionals" to make the decision for them by ASSUMING a "valid consent" simply from a minor's "representations." This is really, REALLY messed up.
If I was living in Illinois with a wife and kids, I would move out of state, as soon as possible.
Just vile, scary stuff.
As lawsuits are being filed against providers for providing 'gender-affirming' care to minors who later realized they weren't trans, IL is pushing ahead to punish parents who want to protect their children from irreversible mutilation and harm. ...
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