And after yesterday's good news, Ohio GOP is on it...
Cross post from Ohio group
"And after yesterdays' good news from ND, here comes the Ohio gop to pick up stupid slack...
Start---https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212975118
source--https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200211/ohio-bill-would-punish-doctors-who-help-transgender-kids-transition
snip--"..These are fear-mongering tactics to prevent youth from receiving the evidence-based care they so desperately need, and time and time again has proven to lead to positive emotional and psychological well-being for an under-served population,” Leibowitz said.
snip--"Republican Reps. Ron Hood of Ashville and Bill Dean of Xenia plan to introduce the “Protect Vulnerable Children Act” this week. The pair held a news conference Tuesday to discuss the bill.
Hood told the Cincinnati Enquirer that physicians could be charged with a third-degree felony for attempting therapeutic or surgical procedures intended to alter the gender of anyone younger than 18. Parents also could file civil lawsuits against doctors for the treatment.
“My No. 1 concern, by far and away, is the irreversible nature of these procedures,” Hood said. “These procedures – most of them – lead to sterilization. And these things are not reversible.”
Snips out of sequence & more at article."
