House Passes Bill to Ban Gender Transition Treatments for Minors

Republican Representative Barry Moore of Alabama claimed that Democrats were indoctrinating children by falsely framing gender affirming procedures as necessary

“It is not lifesaving care,” he said. “It is child abuse. ”

In response, Democrats claimed that proponents of the bill were attempting to replace medicine with ideology by focusing on a small and vulnerable group of trans youth

They claimed that by threatening parents with jail time, the law violated their rights and gave politicians the authority to make extremely private decisions for families

“Does anyone believe that the Freedom Caucus and President Trump love America’s children more than their parents do? ” said Representative Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland.

California Democratic Rep. Mark Takano said the surgeries on minors that Greene described were extremely rare.