It is now law in the state of Washington that a minor can go to a licensed youth shelter and say they wanted to get hormone therapy or mutilated in the name of transgenderism and the state can do so without notifying their parents.
Here’s the news via MyNorthwest:
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Tuesday where minors seeking gender-affirming care in Washington will be protected from the intervention of estranged parents.
Under the new law, Senate Bill 5599, children can stay at licensed youth shelters without their parent’s knowledge while seeking medical treatments like gender-transitioning services and medications. The previous law required licensed shelters and host homes to notify parents within 72 hours when a minor came into its care.
“We know that young people experiencing homelessness are exposed to dangerous and harmful outcomes. That is why we must take every step we can to ensure their safety,” Rep Marko Liias said in a prepared statement. “This legislation ensures that our trans youth have safe options and access to secure, stable shelter when they may not be welcome at home.”
The House’s version of the bill added one significant adjustment, requiring shelters and hosts to report a minor’s intentions to seek gender-affirming care to the Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF). The department would then decide if the parents should be notified on a case-by-case basis.
The bill passed on a 57-39 vote as Republican legislators unanimously voted against the bill.
“We’re saying that the state of Washington, under this underlying policy, can take this child and not contact the parents with no signs of abuse, with no pending case of abuse, and the foster system not involved, I’m a little confused Mr. Speaker,” Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber (R-7) said in the Legislature.
“Among its many flaws, the bill assumes families that don’t ‘affirm’ a child’s short-term desires are being abusive. Wrong! Sometimes love requires parents to not affirm their child’s whims. Loving parents guide their children as they grow. Sometimes that means saying ‘no,’ ” Rep. Jim Walsh (R-19) added in agreement in a press release. “During floor debate, we heard the tired old cliche that ‘it takes a village to raise a child.’ That’s false. That notion has resulted in exploding crime rates, homelessness, and rising teen suicide rates in Washington. Enough. Parents are the primary stakeholders in their children’s upbringing―not the government.”
Every report out there says ‘estranged parents’, as if that is meaningful in this context. But it isn’t. In fact I looked in the bill and the word ‘estranged’ was nowhere to be found.
No, what this bill does is allow a child to ‘estrange’ themselves from their parents and the state will accommodate the child and give them whatever ‘gender affirming care’ they deem legitimate.
It’s an outrage and there isn’t a single parent out there who should be happy about this. I can only hope Republican efforts to get this bill on the ballot in November are successful and we’ll see if liberal voters are really on board with this immoral affront to all we hold dear.