Washington To Begin Kidnapping Children For Sex Change Surgery
A Washington State bill that would strip parents' rights to intervene on their kids medical care in certain circumstances passed the House Wednesday, clearing its pathway to being signed by Gov. Jay Inslee.
"An act relating to supporting youth," or Senate Bill 5599, allows host homes for runaway youth "to house youth without parental permission." Furthermore, the host homes do not need to notify parents about where their kids are or if they are getting medical interventions "if there is a compelling reason not to, which includes a youth seeking protected health services."
The "protected health care services" included "gender-affirming care," which for minors arbitrarily included anything prescribed by a doctor to treat dysphoria, the bill said.
"Gender affirming treatment can be prescribed to two-spirit, transgender, nonbinary, and other gender diverse individuals," the bill stated.
For minors, "affirming care" typically included puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries. It was unclear which services would be approved under the bill.
Another "compelling reason" not to notify parents about kids staying in a host home was "circumstances that indicate notifying the parent or legal guardian will subject the minor to abuse or neglect."
The bill was criticized by opponents for being "child abuse."
The opposition said, according to the bill's text, "A parents job is to protect their child, this bill strips parents of that ability& Gender is in your imagination. This bill legalizes the kidnapping of children, allows for the harboring of minors, and segregates us from the union."
...............State Senate Republican Leader John Braun blasted the bill for attacking parents' rights.
"The only thing [the bill] would do is cause harm by driving a wedge between vulnerable kids and their parents, at a time when a teen lacks the perception and judgment to make critical life-altering decisions," Braun said. "A parent may not even know why the child ran away and could involve law enforcement or other groups in a desperate search& all the while going through an unnecessary emotional nightmare, imagining the worst about what might have happened."
.............Republicans at the state House, who all voted against the bill, said that it represented a huge erosion of parental rights.
"These are pre-political rights upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court multiple times. The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment secures the rights this bill seeks to eliminate. The state has no legitimate authority to get between moms and dads - who are providing a safe home - and their children. Period," said Rep. Travis Couture (R-Allyn).
Rep. Jim Walsh, a Republican from Aberdeen, said the bill was an "attack on parents' rights and families."