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| Mark Mekler laughs at trans advocates who confronted him at the anti-trans Marsha Blackburn rally |
The Tennessee Senate approved a bill Thursday making "recruiting, harboring or transporting" a minor to receive trans-affirming medical care a class C felony punishable by up to 15 years in jail.
The legislation passed the republican senate Thursday on a 25-4 vote and now moves to the similarly GOP-dominated House for a vote.
The bill almost mirrors almost the same language from a so-called “anti-abortion trafficking” proposal that the Senate approved just a day prior. In that version, supporters are hoping to stop adults from helping young people obtain abortions without permission from their parents or guardians, the AP reports.
Both bills could be applied broadly. Critics have pointed out that violations could range from talking to an adolescent about a website on where to find care to helping that young person travel to another state with where gender-affirming care is available.
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| Source: Erin in the Morning |
“We’ve had two bills in two days regulate the types of conversations people can have with each other,” said Democratic state Sen. Jeff Yarbro. “We shouldn’t be trying to violate constitutional rights and that’s what this is trying to do.”
This bill flys in the face of established medical protocols
Every major medical and physiology association recognizes that transgender care is essential for the well-being of trans youth. Read their statements courtesy of GLAAD.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Dermatology
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
American College Health Association
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American College of Physicians
American Counseling Association
American Medical Student Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
American Urological Association
Federation of Pediatric Organizations
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality
The Journal of the American Medical Association
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
National Association of Social Workers
Pediatrics (Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics ) and Seattle Children’s Hospital
United States Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH)
