Re: Alabama passes bill making some transgender healthcare a felony

On 09 Apr 2022, BeamMeUpScotty <[email protected]> posted some
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> On 4/9/22 3:57 PM, Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:
>> https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/alabama-lawmakers-pass-bill-
>> criminalizing-transgender-healthcare-2022-04-07/
>> 
>> April 7 (Reuters) - Alabama lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday that
>> would criminalize gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth,
>> with a threat of 10 years in prison for medical providers.
>> 
>> The legislation, passed 66-28 by the state's House of Representatives
>> on the last day of the legislative session, is the latest in a flurry
>> of measures in Republican-led states dealing with transgender youth.
>> 
>> The American Civil Liberties Union called it the first bill of its
>> kind to make healthcare for transgender youth a felony and said it
>> would challenge the bill in court if Republican Governor Kay Ivey
>> signed it into law. 
>> 
>> The bill would make it a felony punishable with up to 10 years in
>> prison to provide medical care including hormone treatment, puberty
>> blockers and gender reassignment surgery to minors.
>> 
>> Democrats in the minority tried to fight the bill in part by arguing
>> it contradicted Republican principles on the role of government.
>> 
>> "This is not small government; this is not a conservative bill," 
>> Democratic Representative Neil Rafferty told the chamber.
>> 
>> But Republican Representative Wes Allen likened the initiative to
>> laws that prevent minors from getting tattoos or buying nicotine
>> products. 
>> 
>> "We make decisions in this body all the time that are to protect
>> children from making decisions that could permanently harm them,"
>> Allen said. 
>> 
>> Ivey has not said whether she would sign the bill, but last year she 
>> signed one banning transgender athletes from school sports. Ivey's
>> office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
>> 
>> The bill would also compel school personnel to disclose to the parent
>> or legal guardian that a "minor's perception of his or her gender or
>> sex is inconsistent with the minor's sex."
>> 
>> Last week, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill banning
>> irreversible gender reassignment surgery for minors. read more
>> 
>> Mainstream medical and mental health professionals say
>> gender-affirming care saves lives by reducing the risk of depression
>> and suicide. Gender- reassignment surgery for people under 18 is
>> extremely rare and would take place only after years of treatment in
>> cases where the patient's wishes are unwavering, according to medical
>> experts. 
>> 
>> The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly opposed the bill and
>> urged Ivey to veto it.
>> 
>> "This legislation targets vulnerable young people and puts them at
>> great risk of physical and mental harm," Mark Del Monte, the
>> academy's chief executive, said in a statement. "Criminalizing
>> evidence-based, medically necessary services is dangerous."
>> 
>> The Alabama Senate has also passed a bill that would require students
>> in public schools to use bathrooms or changing rooms that match the
>> gender on their original birth certificates. An amendment was
>> attached to the bill, which now has to go back to the House for a
>> vote, prohibiting classroom discussion on sexual orientation or
>> gender identity in certain grades. 
>> 
>> Transgender rights have emerged as one of the issues at the forefront
>> in the culture wars ahead of the November mid-term congressional
>> elections. Lawmakers have introduced hundreds of bills across state
>> legislatures, the majority of them dealing with trans youth.
>> 
>> Many Republicans and conservative activists promote the laws as
>> safeguards for children and parental rights. Opponents, including
>> Democrats and LGBTQ+ organizations, say the legislation is harmful,
>> unnecessary and unfairly targeting vulnerable and underrepresented
>> communities. 
>> 
>> Interferes with gay recruiting efforts too.  Gays are made, not born.
>> 
>> 
> According to Democrats there is no such thing as Transgender health
> care. They are the same as anyone else, so they deserve the same
> health care as everyone else.

They should get the health care their natural born gender dictates.

Enough of this Romper Room let's pretend silliness.