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2019-11-01 Home Front: Culture Wars

Georgia State Lawmaker Proposes Making Gender Transition Surgery for Minors a Felony

[PJ] Republican State Representative Ginny Ehrhart from Georgia wants to make it a felony for doctors to perform gender transition procedures on minors, including mastectomy, vasectomy, castration and other forms of genital mutilation, and ban the prescription of puberty-blocking drugs and cross-sex hormone therapy.

State Rep. Ginny Ehrhart, R-Powder Springs, said the legislation aims to protect children from having irreversible procedures done when they are young. Current law requires a parent to consent to surgery or for a minor to be prescribed medication.

While the bill is still being drafted, Ehrhart said Georgia medical providers who perform surgeries or administer or prescribe medications that assist minors with gender transition could be charged with a felony. The legislation would not affect doctors working with adults who seek to undergo gender transition.

"We’re talking about children that can’t get a tattoo or smoke a cigar or a cigarette in the state of Georgia but can be castrated and get sterilized," she said.

While this seems like common sense to most people, Jeff Graham, the executive director of Georgia Equality, an LGBT rights group in the state, blasted the proposed legislation. "This legislation would criminalize decisions that are made carefully within families in consultation with medical professionals and mental health professionals. Supporting children in recognizing their gender identity is not only humane, it saves lives and strengthens families."

Ehrhart was motivated to draft this bill because of the James Younger case in Texas, and says the final bill may include language that makes parents liable as well as doctors. "There may be some implication for the responsibility of the parent to subject the child to this sort of dangerous medical intervention," Ehrhart said.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-11-01 03:51|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Finally.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-11-01 03:58|| 2019-11-01 03:58|| Front Page Top

#2 This legislation would criminalize decisions that are made carefully within families in consultation with medical professionals and mental health professionals

So are child rape, ince$t and abortion, or even FGM in some cultures. In all cases the child is deceptively miseducated about his/her body rights, then coaxed to undergo abuse in a way so as to assume willful participation in it. To the child it seems it was his/her decision.

It's planned and malicious abuse and sexual mutilation, plain and simple.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-11-01 06:12|| 2019-11-01 06:12|| Front Page Top

#3 I doubt it will pass. If it does, some black robed tyrant will overturn it. I hate to say it, but the requirement to legislate (make criminal) such activities says something about our society.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-11-01 07:39|| 2019-11-01 07:39|| Front Page Top

#4 But they can't buy alcohol or smokes because it might ruin their health. I'm old enough to remember the movement to ban circumcision because it was 'barbaric' or cruel and unusual.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-11-01 08:00|| 2019-11-01 08:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Jeff Graham is out of his mind crazy.

Posted by Uleck Spererong9442 2019-11-01 08:16|| 2019-11-01 08:16|| Front Page Top

#6 besoeker, I think it will pass but think you are right about the black robe tyrant.

Posted by chris 2019-11-01 12:35|| 2019-11-01 12:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Hope. Progress.

Posted by Lex 2019-11-01 12:38|| 2019-11-01 12:38|| Front Page Top

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