Idaho lawmakers seek to punish parents who take trans youth to other states for health care

[Eugene]

Source: NBC News

Idaho lawmakers seek to punish parents who take trans youth to other states for health care

Idaho's bill is among the strictest of 30 similar pieces of Republican-backed legislation proposed this year. Legal experts said it could be vulnerable to challenges.

March 9, 2022, 8:44 PM EST
By Tyler Kingkade

The Idaho House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation to make it a crime punishable by life in prison for a parent to seek out gender-affirming health care for their transgender child.

The bill is among 29 pieces of Republican-backed legislation nationwide proposed so far this year to curtail health care for transgender youth, and it coincides with dozens of additional bills seeking to limit what can be discussed about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools and restrict transgender athletes in school sports.

But LGBTQ advocates and legal experts say the Idaho proposal differs by criminalizing cases of transgender children traveling to other states to obtain certain medical procedures.

“We are seeing the severity of those policies start to really ramp up,” said Sam Ames, director of advocacy and government affairs at The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization that focuses on preventing suicide in the LGBTQ population.

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/idaho-trans-health-care-youth-bill-rcna19287

[Demovictory9]

1. from Critical race theory bans, to banned books, to LGBT health care, to abortion... a pile of hate

[SharonClark]

8. may I add...

hatred of public education?

[keithbvadu2]

2. The party of big gov't.

[IngridsLittleAngel]

3. The only people deserving of life in prison...

Are the Nazi fuckers who wrote this bill, any member of the Idaho House of Fascism, and anyone who has played a role in this fascist piece of abuse getting this far.

LOCK THEM ALL THE FUCK UP!

Enough with the goddamned abuse and terrorism upon the trans community, and the families of trans children. QOP, leave the trans community alone!

“We are seeing the severity of those policies start to really ramp up,” said Sam Ames, director of advocacy and government affairs at The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization that focuses on preventing suicide in the LGBTQ population.

Yes we are. This is what happens when you coddle bigots. This is what happens when you give these fuckers an inch. And this is what a category 6 temper tantrum looks like. "YOU DIDN'T LET US KEEP OUR GOD PRESIDENT! WAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!! SO NOW WE'RE GONNA SCREAM AND CRY AND PUNCH DOWN ON TRANS PEOPLE!!!" Fuckers, one and all.

ACLU, you have your work cut out for you.

Lambda, you have your work cut out for you.

And Biden Administration? It's time... Before someone cooks up something even worse.

Which I sadly expect in 3... 2... 1...

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Wow. In just a couple of years the GQP is turning your rights

into dust. Can't possibly decide on your own health care if you're a woman or parent. They're now trying to prevent people from crossing state lines

[J_William_Ryan]

5. The authoritarian, neo-fascist right.

Republicans are also violating the right of parents to make decisions concerning healthcare for their children.

[vercetti2021]

6. Sick fucking bastards

All GQP and Republicans can all commit a Hitler and rot in whatever hell there is. Fuck these fascists motherfucking inhuman assholes. You want a fucking long ass fight? Fine. Let's go then.

[TomDaisy]

7. nazis

[elias7]

9. My body, my freedom. Your body, won't get fooled again,..

Bunch of utter hypocrites.

[madaboutharry]

10. This is sickening.

These people are filled with hate. Cruelty is all they know. They spew their bile while claiming to love Jesus. They make me sick.

[Duncan Grant]

11. Punishable by *life in prison*. AKA: We can't legally kill you but we can lock you up.

And if they can commit that atrocity, they’ll soon after figure out a way to kill you.