Maine Democrats quietly reintroduced the same pro-transgender bill, which had once been unanimously rejected, to another committee. The bill would partially prohibit parents from contacting schools or medical personnel or having any say in the transfer of their children, and would act as a safeguard for groomers.
invoice, LD227very similar to LD1735killed in the Judiciary Committee in January.
Republican critics of the bill have blasted the provision as anti-family and anti-children.
“This is a complete attack, not just on parental rights, but on the democratic process itself.”
Maine Republicans accused Democrats of keeping amendments to the transgender trafficking bill secret from the public until the day of the hearing. pic.twitter.com/qlp0VeVU3T
— TheMaineWire (@TheMaineWire) March 11, 2024
This bill “interferenceAccording to Fox News, if a child wishes to have an abortion or receive “gender-affirming care,” a “parent-to-child” discussion will take place between the parent and child.
The latest bill to pass would give full approval to transgender children and abortions for minors, regardless of whether the parents consent to the procedure or not. The bill also provides protections for minors who enter the state from outside, allowing Maine law enforcement to prevent parents from influencing their child’s medical care if they object to so-called “gender-affirming” care. Giving will be prohibited.
The bill is so sweeping that 16 Republican attorneys general from other states filed a complaint. caveat He urged the Maine Legislature not to pass the bill.
Republican AGs called the bill “unconstitutional” because it would strip children of their parental rights and automatically place them in state custody regardless of their state of origin, Fox News reported.
“If Maine pursues LD 227’s constitutionally flawed approach, we will aggressively use every tool the Constitution provides,” the AG said in a letter to the Maine Legislature.
The bill would protect law enforcement, schools, hospitals, doctors and Maine politicians from legal action in other states, and block all legal action against people living outside of Maine.
The left-wing LGBTQ lobby has praised the bill. Patience Crozier, director of family advocacy for GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Advocates (GLAD), praised Maine’s efforts to protect transgender patients seeking care in the state.
“I think we’re seeing some truly horrific attacks on transgender people and health care across the country, meaning parents are not getting the health care they need for their children. They’re worried about not getting their skills,” Crozier said. WCSH-TV. “In Maine, where reproductive and transgender health care is legal, I think this bill is extremely important to express Maine values and ensure health care providers are protected from attacks from other states. ”
But Amber Lavigne, one of the Maine parents who appeared at the Capitol in Augusta, said she was concerned that LD1735 and similar bills would immediately revoke parental rights.
Lavigne’s own daughter was told that she was a transgender boy by a radical gay school counselor who gave Lavigne’s child a chest binder and told her not to tell her parents about her new “gender identity.” I was made to believe that.
In a video posted to X, Lavigne said she complained to the school and that the school “coached” a counselor to reverse the grooming behavior. But if LD 227 were to pass, Lavigne said schools would be prohibited by law from moderating grooming practices or even talking to parents about the issue.
Amber Lavigne, a Maine mother whose daughter was given a secret chest binder by a school social worker, told MainWire that changes to the transgender trafficking bill would protect social workers from any disciplinary action. . pic.twitter.com/iACARxpyLI
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Critics of LD227 also accused Democrats of using a trick to introduce the bill into Congress without giving lawmakers and voters a chance to review its contents beforehand.
According to , the bill was not made public before its introduction, and was instead introduced as a “concept bill.” main wire.
The document was then submitted after the committee began its deliberations.I can see the letters herebut it has not yet been officially published on the Maine Legislature website.
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