{"id":1939299,"date":"2023-05-26T20:31:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T00:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1939299"},"modified":"2023-05-26T20:34:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T00:34:44","slug":"maine-lawmakers-support-bill-for-16-year-olds-to-get-gender-hormone-therapy-without-parental-consent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-lawmakers-support-bill-for-16-year-olds-to-get-gender-hormone-therapy-without-parental-consent\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine lawmakers support bill for 16-year-olds to get gender hormone therapy without parental consent."},"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\">28<\/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%2Fmaine-lawmakers-support-bill-for-16-year-olds-to-get-gender-hormone-therapy-without-parental-consent%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=1939299&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--><h2>Maine Lawmakers Approve Bill Allowing Minors to Access Gender-Affirming Care Without Parental Consent<\/h2>\n<p>The state House Judiciary Committee in Maine has approved a bill that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-governor-signs-bill-restricting-girls-sports-to-girls\/\" title=\"Iowa Governor Signs Bill Restricting Girls\u2019 Sports to Girls\">undergo hormone therapy<\/a> to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ark-lawmakers-override-governors-veto-pass-transgender-treatment-ban\/\" title=\"Ark. lawmakers override governors veto, pass transgender treatment ban\">gender hormone therapy<\/a> without the consent of their parents. Only one Democrat on the Judiciary Committee opposed the bill, which passed through the committee by a vote of 7-1 and is sponsored by Rep. Erin Sheehan D-Biddeford. The bill, L.D. 535, would allow minors aged 16 and 17 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-lawmakers-support-bill-for-16-year-olds-to-get-gender-hormone-therapy-without-parental-consent\/\" title=\"Maine lawmakers support bill for 16-year-olds to get gender hormone therapy without parental consent.\">receive cross-sex hormone therapy<\/a> without the approval of their parents if they have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe goal of this proposal is to protect the lives of young trans people who will certainly be harmed in a delay of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/god-loves-me-10-year-old-trans-child-quotes-bible-to-tell-tx-legislators-why-they-shouldnt-ban-trans-surgeries-procedures-for-minors\/\" title=\"\u2018God Loves Me\u2019: 10-Year-Old Trans Child Quotes Bible To Tell TX Legislators Why They Shouldn\u2019t Ban Trans Surgeries, Procedures For Minors\">gender-affirming care<\/a>,\u201d Rep. Sheehan remarked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She also argued that medical transitions are being \u201cpoliticized and stigmatized in the press and on social media\u201d before adding \u201ctransgender people, including youth, are being explicitly vilified and branded a threat to their peers by grownups \u2013 even by leaders in their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A number of pro-trans organizations, including OUT Maine, Equality Maine, MaineTransNet, and others, testified in support of the legislation. Meanwhile, others testified in opposition to the legislation, asserting that lawmakers were waging a \u201cwar on children\u201d and stripping parents of their rights.<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting Medical Providers<\/h3>\n<p>A second bill, L.D. 1735, would protect medical providers who provide medical transitions from prosecution by authorities in other states. The bill is being proposed by Rep. Laurie Osher, D-Orono, who stated, \u201cThat\u2019s why we call it a shield because we\u2019re protecting Mainers and the people they treat should also be protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One physician testified against the legislation, remarking, \u201cAs physicians, we know that the brain development is ongoing in adolescence into early adulthood.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Upcoming Bills<\/h3>\n<p>Next week, the Judiciary Committee is set to hear other bills concerning the LGBT movement, including a piece of legislation that would prevent teachers from referring to students with different pronouns without parental consent and one that would ban males who identify as girls from playing in girls\u2019 sports.<\/p>\n<h3>Maine\u2019s Political Landscape<\/h3>\n<p>Maine\u2019s state House of Representatives has 81 Democrats and 67 Republicans, as well as 2 Independents and one vacancy. Meanwhile, the state Senate is comprised of 22 Democrats and 13 Republicans.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1685202016677000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3BHv9qMQC3OwHMBCkGZXpF\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine lawmakers approved a bill allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to undergo gender hormone therapy without parental consent. 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