{"id":1368947,"date":"2022-03-10T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1368947"},"modified":"2022-03-10T12:06:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T17:06:14","slug":"idaho-mayor-banning-trans-surgeries-hormones-for-minors-endangers-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idaho-mayor-banning-trans-surgeries-hormones-for-minors-endangers-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Idaho Mayor: Banning Trans Surgeries, Hormones For Minors \u2018Endangers Kids\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fidaho-mayor-banning-trans-surgeries-hormones-for-minors-endangers-kids%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1368947&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-10-at-9.52.38-AM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The mayor of Boise, Idaho is claiming that the state\u2019s bill banning gender reassignment surgeries for minors \u201cendangers kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Bill 675 <a href=\"https:\/\/legislature.idaho.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sessioninfo\/2022\/legislation\/H0675.pdf\">makes it a felony<\/a> for anyone who \u201cknowingly engages in any of the following practices upon a child that circumcise, excise, infibulate, or mutilate the reproductive organs and parts of a child, for the purpose of attempting to change or affirm the child\u2019s perception of the child\u2019s sex if that perception is inconsistent with the child\u2019s biological sex.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill bans surgeries, puberty blockers, and hormone treatment \u2014 procedures often <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/14\/walt-heyer-lgbtq-transgender\/\">referred to by transgender activists<\/a> and liberal media as \u201cgender-affirming care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boise mayor Lauren McLean, a Democrat, <a href=\"https:\/\/idahonews.com\/news\/local\/boise-mayor-idaho-transgender-bill-endangers-kids\">said in a statement<\/a> that she is \u201ccommitted to ensuring every kid in Boise has a chance to grow up safe.\u201d She did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouse Bill 675 does the opposite and not only endangers kids in Boise, but across Idaho,\u201d she added. \u201cTransgender youth are under an incredible amount of stress that often leads to depression and suicide. Age-appropriate, medically necessary, best practice gender-affirming health care can save their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McLean said that the bill would \u201cmake that care illegal and attempts to question and scrutinize the very existence of transgender youth, who are our family members, friends, and neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope the Idaho Senate respects these young people, their parents, and their doctors enough to allow them to make these decisions themselves without legislative interference,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Republican state Rep. Bruce Skaug, the author of the bill, said that it is about \u201cprotecting children\u201d \u2014 a move that he called \u201ca legitimate state interest,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvb.com\/article\/news\/local\/208\/bill-that-bans-youth-transgender-treatments-in-idaho-heads-to-senate-hb-675\/277-21d950e6-8d33-4587-b82d-48f54f249b98\">according to the local outlet KTVB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to stop sterilizing and mutilating children under the age of 18,\u201d he added, the publication reported. \u201cThis bill is not about the adults or adult trans community at all; it is about children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Idaho\u2019s state legislature unanimously passed the Idaho Code 18-1506b in 2019, Skaug told KTVB, legislation that outlawed the genital mutilation of a female child. Now lawmakers are asking that this law be amended to include boys as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cIf we do not allow minors to get tattoos, smoke cigarettes, and drink alcohol or sign legal contracts why would we allow them to make decisions to cut away organs based on their feelings during puberty time,\u201d Skaug questioned. \u201cThat\u2019s wrong, they\u2019re not ready for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Idaho\u2019s controversy comes after Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/uploads\/files\/press\/O-MastersJaime202202221358.pdf\">directed<\/a>\u00a0the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate the parents of children who have undergone \u201cso-called \u2018sex change\u2019 procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/hhs-secretary-becerra-threatens-texas-over-trans-kids-hhs-will-take-immediate-action-if-needed\">administration warned last week<\/a> that it would take \u201cimmediate action if needed\u201d to protect children involved in transgender surgery procedures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is government overreach at its worst,\u201d Biden said in a statement. \u201cLike so many anti-transgender attacks proliferating in states across the country, the Governor\u2019s actions callously threaten to harm children and their families just to score political points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese actions are terrifying many families in Texas and beyond,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd they must stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mayor of Boise, Idaho is claiming that the state\u2019s bill banning gender reassignment surgeries for minors \u201cendangers kids.\u201dHouse Bill 675 makes it a felony for anyone who \u201cknowingly engages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1368947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1368947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1368947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1368947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1368947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1368947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1368947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}