Bills restricting transgender youth from getting gender affirming medical procedures or changing their birth certificates pass Utah State Senate; On to House of Representatives
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Senate gave its final approval to a series of bills restricting transgender youth from getting gender affirming medical procedures or changing their birth certificates to match their identity.Senators voted 21-7 on Friday after a tense debate over Senate Bill 16.
"We care. We love these kids. We love these families. We know these families love their kids," said Sen. Jennifer Plumb, D-Salt Lake City. One Republican — Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley City — joined Democrats in opposing the bill. After the debate, Sen. Kennedy told reporters he believed the bill would face amendments in the House.
"Unquestionably," said Equality Utah Policy Director Marina Lowe."I think any time you banning access to life-saving care, you’re inviting litigation.""I consider this one to be a parental rights bill. It’s to clarify that our school districts and charter schools should not be adopting secret policies and hiding them from parents," said Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, the sponsor of SB100.
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