Maine Democratic lawmakers earlier this year passed a radical bill that threatens to allow the state to take custody of children whose parents refuse sex reassignment mutilation or other irreversible medical intervention, whether in Maine or abroad. I tried.
Following a successful pressure campaign led by parents’ rights group Courage is a Habit and several other groups.
mild opposition from RepublicansLD 1735, dubbed the “Transgender Trafficking Bill” by critics, died in committee.
Maine Democrats are not yet done with their apparent attempt to tear apart families, shield gender reassignment surgeons from consequences, and completely codify gender ideology in the state. In fact, they doubled down and incorporated some of the most important elements of LD 1735 into a new bill, Democratic state Rep. Ann Perry’s LD 227.
The state board will consider whether to move forward with LD 227 on Thursday, giving critics just one more day.
make one’s opposition known And you may end up stopping your efforts midway through.
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Courage is a habit Mr.
Alvin Louie “This is the worst bill I’ve ever seen, even worse than the one coming out of California. I never thought I’d say that,” Blaze News said.
LD 227, which Louis and other critics refer to as the “Transgender Trafficker Protection Act,” prohibits “interference” with abortion and gender reassignment mutilation, protects health care workers from lawsuits, and protects states from It hides the known whereabouts of runaway children from parents. , among others.
He noted in a March 11 statement that 16 state attorneys general have already threatened to take action against Maine if the bill passes.
letter LD227 accused Maine Governor Janet Mills of violating the legitimate policy choices of her people by imposing Maine’s views on other states on hotly debated issues such as child sex reassignment surgery. ”.
In addition to emphasizing the bill’s federal implications and unconstitutional nature, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Scumetti and other attorneys general have argued that LD 227 is an “overall effort to suppress dissent and suppress dissent.” He suggested that they were driven by “principal impulses.”
If passed and ratified, the fate of LD 227 and the children it sacrifices could ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. However, Courage is a Habit emphasized that there is still time for Maine residents and other opponents to help quell the issue.
On Thursday, eight Maine Democrats will decide whether to advance the bill in committee: Sens. Donna Bailey (D) and Cameron Rennie (D), and Rep. Poppy Erford (D) ), Rep. Ann Perry (D), Rep. Kruschey (D) in Surry, Anne-Marie Mastraccio (D), Christy Michele Matheson (D), and Jane Pringle (D).
“Courage Is a Habit” is
simple shape For individuals who want to share their thoughts on LD 227 with Maine legislators.
“Transgender Traffickers Protection Act”
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recent draft For LD 227, the bill would look like this:
- Codify legal rights to sex reassignment mutilation and abortion without age or duration limits.
- It impedes efforts by states and individuals to take legal action against medical professionals involved in facilitating or performing gender reassignment medical interventions or abortions, even in cases of clear medical malpractice.
- Immunizes health care professionals from professional discipline based on criminal, civil lawsuits, or convictions in other states for conduct related to sex reassignment or abortion that is tolerated in Maine.
- Provides “compensatory damages, punitive damages, and equitable relief” to anyone who is the subject of a criminal or administrative proceeding “for the purpose of engaging in, or for the purpose of aiding or assisting, legally protected medical activities.” granting the power to “file a civil lawsuit in this state seeking medical malpractice lawsuits” — ostensibly meaning that surgeons may sue.
- Prevents Maine law enforcement from notifying parents of runaway children allegedly seeking abortions or gender reassignment.
- Virtually any adult would take a child across state lines to Maine for “gender-affirming care,” even if the child is not their own or is “incapacitated.” be able to do so.and
- Prevents arrests “where the arrest relates to legally protected medical activities or criminal liability based on aiding and abetting legally protected medical activities.”
“The LD 1735 is everything it should be, except we’ve added a bunch of other features,” Louis told Blaze News.
For example, Louis said, LD 277 requires insurance companies to cover all sex reassignment procedures, but does not require insurance companies to cover the medical needs of detransitioners or pre-existing comorbidities before taking infertility-changing drugs. It was pointed out that treatment to resolve the issue would not be covered. He added that “protections for transgender traffickers will also be strengthened.”
“So if someone’s blue-haired liberal aunt or neighbor takes their kids to Maine; [the state] Louis continued. “Parents don’t contact parents. This was in the original transgender trafficking bill. But now… parents can’t sue. They’re saying, ‘Wait a minute, that adult… You can’t say, ‘You kidnapped my child to Maine to have surgery.”
Republican state Rep. Laurel Libby recently said that Louis’ hypothetical blue-haired aunt “would be allowed to take her niece from another state against her parents’ wishes, and Maine’s law… “Enforcement agencies will have their hands tied. Maine’s law enforcement agencies will have their hands tied.” If your hands are tied, you won’t be able to actually help return the child to his legal parents. ”
Libby emphasized that LD227 is “the worst bill ever.” [she] I’ve never seen it pass Congress before. ”
Federal Impact and Junk Science
Attorney Joel Thornton, COO and director of the Child and Parent Advocacy Campaign, said LD 227 “strengthens state authority across the country to protect what Maine declares to be law and, in effect, enacts.” “It’s pretty outrageous,” he said. For those of you who happen to be in Maine, that’s the law of the land. ”
According to a letter from the opposing state’s attorney general to Governor Mills, “LD 227 is designed solely to shield persons who provide or assist in the provision of illegal services to citizens residing within the state from liability.” Instead, the family planning system claims to “protect” this provision. Health care providers and patients in Maine are subject to “out-of-state laws that prohibit or restrict care that is lawful in Maine.” ”
“This law also seeks damages against state law enforcement, prosecutors, and other officials who enforce our own valid state laws, even if the law has been affirmed as constitutional by a federal appeals court. It also creates a private right of action,” the letter continued. “In addition, LD 227 seeks to block valid orders and judgments from state courts enforcing laws upheld by federal courts of appeals.”
The attorney general reduced Maine’s bill to being unconstitutional and a “state-sanctioned novelty move in culture war litigation tourism.”
In addition to likely running afoul of federal law, Louis highlighted how LD 227 relies on junk science, science touted by the World Association of Transgender Health Professionals.
After all, the understanding of “gender-affirming health care” that is central to this law is that “the envisioned areas of gender-affirming health care include standards of care for the health of transgender and gender-diverse people.” defined according to their specialized knowledge.’ ..Published by the World Association of Transgender Health Professionals. ”
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I noticed recently Leaked internal documents show that behind closed doors at WPATH, there are serious complaints about the debilitating and potentially fatal side effects of gender reassignment procedures and the inability to provide children’s informed consent to so-called “gender-affirming care.” It is clear that there are concerns.
The pseudoscientific nature of “gender-affirming care” has become increasingly apparent in recent months.
- Britain’s National Health Service has banned puberty blockers for minors, highlighting both their risks and the lack of evidence supporting their effectiveness.
- Finland’s leading child psychiatrist, Littakertu Kartiala, told the government that the majority of children will grow up with the delusion that their gender and gender do not match.
- A large Finnish study published in the respected quarterly journal BMJ Mental Health concluded that “medical gender reassignment has no effect on suicide risk.”
Blaze News has reached out to LD277’s sponsor, Democratic state Rep. Ann Perry, for comment. However, she did not respond by the deadline.
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