{"id":1952719,"date":"2023-06-21T08:32:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T12:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fake-fact-checker-hides-truth-about-california-bill-that-would-strip-kids-from-their-parents\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T08:33:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T12:33:06","slug":"fake-fact-checker-hides-truth-about-california-bill-that-would-strip-kids-from-their-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fake-fact-checker-hides-truth-about-california-bill-that-would-strip-kids-from-their-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Misleading &#8216;Fact-Checker&#8217; Conceals Truth on California Bill to Separate Kids from Parents."},"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\">24<\/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%2Ffake-fact-checker-hides-truth-about-california-bill-that-would-strip-kids-from-their-parents%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=1952719&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 class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>Debunking the Distortion: The Truth About Assembly Bill 665<\/h2>\n<p>On April 4, Karena Phan of the Associated Press wrote an <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fact-check-California-bill-mental-health-youth-custody-628928834873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article<\/a> attempting to debunk \u201csocial media distortion\u201d of <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Assembly Bill 665<\/a>, which was introduced as, \u201cMinors: consent to mental health services.\u201d This bill, authored by <a href=\"https:\/\/a52.asmdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo<\/a> and state <a href=\"https:\/\/sd11.senate.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sen. Scott Wiener<\/a>, is making its way through the California Legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Phan contends that hysterics on social media claim the bill \u201cwould allow school mental health professionals to remove minors [12 and older] from the custody of their parents or guardians who don\u2019t consent to the child receiving gender-affirming surgeries,\u201d and says this claim is <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fact-check-California-bill-mental-health-youth-custody-628928834873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">false<\/a>. However, Phan seems to have completely missed the horrifying loophole created by AB665, which would make it possible for children to leave their current family \u2014 with essentially <em>zero <\/em>notice to their parents, and <em>zero<\/em> allegations of abuse, neglect, incest, harm, or danger, as is currently required by California law.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>The Significant Differences Between Family Code and Health and Safety Code<\/h3>\n<p>First, Phan suggests \u2014 as do the bill\u2019s authors \u2014 that AB665 does not change existing law and is simply aligning one existing law (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM&#038;sectionNum=6924.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Family Code section 6924<\/a>) with another existing law (<a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/statute\/california-codes\/california-health-and-safety-code\/division-106-personal-health-care-including-maternal-child-and-adolescent\/part-2-maternal-child-and-adolescent-health\/chapter-4-adolescent-health\/article-3-mental-health-services-for-minors\/section-124260-consent-to-mental-health-treatment-or-counseling-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health and Safety Code section 124260<\/a>), as though they serve the same purpose. However, one need only place the two code sections side by side to recognize their significant differences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Family Code allows children 12 years old and older to receive mental health treatment and counseling and to opt themselves into a government \u201cresidential shelter\u201d without notice to or consent from a parent or guardian if a \u201cprofessional person\u201d deems them mature enough to participate in the proposed course of treatments <em>and<\/em> the child is (a) the victim of child abuse or incest and\/or (b) a danger to himself or others.<\/li>\n<li>Conversely, the Health and Safety Code allows a child 12 years old and older to obtain only mental health services and counseling without notice to or consent from a parent\/guardian if a \u201cprofessional person\u201d deems him mature enough. The Health and Safety Code does not mention \u201cresidential shelter services\u201d at all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simply put: One code relates to outpatient mental health and residential shelter services in situations where the child is in danger. The other only relates to outpatient mental health services for run-of-the-mill counseling.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One difference that cannot be seen by reading the two code sections side by side is that kids who are enrolled in Medi-Cal \u2014 California\u2019s state-provided insurance \u2014 are covered for outpatient and residential services under the Family Code, but <a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/statute\/california-codes\/california-welfare-and-institutions-code\/division-9-public-social-services\/part-3-aid-and-medical-assistance\/chapter-7-basic-health-care\/article-1-general-provisions\/section-140298-applicability-of-section-124260-health-and-safety-code\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>not<\/em><\/a> under the Health and Safety Code. This distinction means that, in order for a Medi-Cal child to receive residential shelter services paid for by his Medi-Cal plan, he must first be found to be in danger.<\/p>\n<p>Phan either missed these glaring differences, didn\u2019t read the code sections, turned a blind eye to them, or perhaps fell for the patently false <a href=\"https:\/\/a52.asmdc.org\/press-releases\/20230322-assemblywoman-wendy-carrillo-announces-landmark-legislation-expanding-medi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rhetoric<\/a> of the bill\u2019s author, who testified that the purpose of AB665 was parity only.<\/p>\n<p>Oddly, Phan also did not pick up on the fact that neither the words \u201cMedi-Cal\u201d nor \u201cinsurance\u201d appear anywhere in the bill. This should have easily clued her into the real intent of AB665: to remove protections that have been in place for almost 50 years that ensure only<em> <\/em>those children in the most extreme and dangerous situations can leave home without their parents\u2019 knowledge or consent.<\/p>\n<p>In sum, AB665 proposes striking from the Family Code the four guardrails currently in place as criteria for a minor to leave his home, and would permit 12-year-olds to leave their families and go to a residential shelter without any notice to their parents and without claim \u2014 let alone proof<em> <\/em>\u2014 of harm (abuse, incest, danger). Even so, Phan denies this, saying the bill \u201ccontains no language that would allow school mental health professionals to remove children from the custody of their parents or guardians.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>The Real Consequences of AB665<\/h3>\n<p>She also makes the argument that a 12-year-old or older can \u201calready\u201d consent to move into a residential shelter without parental consent or a claim of abuse or danger. However, this is false. A plain reading of the Family and Health and Safety Code sections shows that the only time a minor between 12 and 17 years of age can \u201cself-consent\u201d into a residential shelter is when that minor is found by a professional person to be (1) mature enough and (2) in a dangerous situation. In the current <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">text of AB665<\/a>, however, these guardrails are physically crossed out.<\/p>\n<p>Phan also contends that a child who wishes to seek \u201cgender-affirming\u201d surgery, but whose parents will not permit self-mutilations, will not be removed from his parents\u2019 custody under the language of the bill. First, the language of the bill does not guarantee this. Second, a minor need only tell a \u201cprofessional person\u201d that he or she feels \u201cunsafe\u201d at home in order to self-consent into residential care. Since gender-confused children are constantly fed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glsen.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2019-11\/GLSEN_Safe_Space_Poster_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trope<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefendingEd\/status\/1500947415356039176\/photo\/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1500947415356039176%7Ctwgr%5E777389893eab05db748fca27241223515a15b7c8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fsign-telling-identity-confused-kids-im-your-mom-now-sparks-controversy-1685713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parents<\/a> who do not accept their so-called gender identity will abandon them (or worse \u2014 harm them), some truly do feel in danger and may want to remove themselves from their parents\u2019 home, custody, and care.<\/p>\n<p>Since many of these children believe they only have two options \u2014 transition or suicide \u2014 children seeking surgeries without parental or guardian consent may ask to leave home and, once they do, (1) open up CPS investigations that place them in foster care or emancipation proceedings and\/or (2) are designated as \u201crunaways.\u201d Both can result in the <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=601.&#038;lawCode=WIC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">termination<\/a> of parental rights.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Phan claims AB665 does not make any changes to the child welfare system, and she is correct, in theory. Yes, the bill does not <em>expressly<\/em> alter the details or procedures of the child welfare system. However, the bill <em>in effect<\/em> will allow children 12 years and older to place themselves into residential shelters, where they will expose themselves to CPS investigation and to being deemed a runaway, both of which can terminate parental rights, as explained above.<\/p>\n<p>Phan contends AB665 does not allow for puberty blockers, wrong-sex hormones, or any invasive medical or surgical treatment without parental consent. However, she is, again, partially correct. While minors typically<em> <\/em>need parental consent for medical procedures now, parental consent is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdss.ca.gov\/inforesources\/cdss-programs\/foster-care\/sogie\/health#:~:text=All%20minors%20and%20young%20adults%20in%20foster%20care,and%20understand%20their%20identity%20at%20their%20own%20pace.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>not<\/em> required<\/a> for minors who are placed in foster care or are deemed runaways, both of which are probable consequences under this bill.<\/p>\n<p>Scenarios like this have already occurred, such as the case of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2023\/06\/14\/california-mom-speaks-out-against-bill-my-daughter-was-murdered-by-gender-ideology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abigail Martinez<\/a>, who was accused \u2014 then exonerated \u2014 of emotionally abusing her 16-year-old daughter due to refusing to affirm her daughter\u2019s \u201cgender identity.\u201d After being removed from her loving home, Martinez\u2019s daughter was placed on testosterone against her mother\u2019s wishes rather than given therapy, and even though Martinez was ultimately exonerated, it was too late. Her daughter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/gender\/event\/protecting-our-children-how-radical-gender-ideology-taking-over-public-schools-harming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">committed suicide<\/a> after three years of so-called \u201clife-saving\u201d treatments.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have long been on a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/01\/02\/as-states-ban-parents-from-resisting-their-kids-going-transgender-will-congress-step-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crusade<\/a> to normalize the accessibility of \u201caffirming families.\u201d This includes \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/relationships\/chosen-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chosen families<\/a>\u201d \u2014 a euphemistic term used for LGBT families \u2014 and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gendermapper.org\/post\/the-secret-tactics-of-glitter-moms-a-tale-of-betrayal-and-grooming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">glitter parents<\/a>\u201d \u2014 people wanting and willing to replace legal guardians who accept their children\u2019s natural-sexed bodies and reject the myriad expansive gender identities.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez\u2019s story is doomed to be repeated if AB665 passes.<\/p>\n<p>With another Weiner-sponsored bill moving toward passage \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AB957<\/a>, which redefines \u201chealth, safety, and welfare\u201d to include sterilizing surgeries and the affirmation of children\u2019s gender dysphoria \u2014 parents across California who have never been proven to be abusive will likely face expensive, time-consuming legal battles to get their child home. All the while, their child remains trapped in an underfunded, unsafe facility, getting pumped with \u201cmental health services,\u201d or worse.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, AB665 extends beyond trans-identified or gender-curious children. The bill applies to any child in the state, 12 years and up. It could include the child fighting with his mom to stay out past curfew, the girl fighting with her dad about her clothing or boyfriend, and all kids fighting with their parents about social media use, grades, or drinking. Under AB665, any child who is worried about facing another heated debate at home could consult with a \u201cprofessional person\u201d and opt into a residential shelter without notice to his or her parents, and without any accusation of abuse, neglect, or danger.<\/p>\n<p>Giving young, already-struggling children the opportunity to leave their legal guardians even when real harm is not present makes them vulnerable. It separates them from the protection of home. A bill similar to AB665 was <a href=\"http:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Downloads\/MeasureDocument\/HB2002\/Introduced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">already passed in Oregon<\/a> in March this year. The crusade will only continue \u2014 first in blue states and then in red states.<\/p>\n<p>In sum, Phan\u2019s seriously flawed \u201cfact-check\u201d is further proof that the press has been captured by the ideologues or is increasingly staffed with \u201cjournalists\u201d who do not read the codes and bills upon which they report. Hopefully, next time she will reach out to someone opposing the bill who has a vested, life-saving interest in getting the analysis right so she can get a complete understanding of the issues involved.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 4, Karena Phan from the Associated Press aimed to refute the &#8220;social media distortion&#8221; surrounding Assembly Bill 665. The bill, titled &#8220;Minors: consent to mental health services,&#8221; is currently progressing through the California Legislature. Phan argues against the misinterpretation of the bill in her article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2143,"featured_media":1952720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[4045,26323,8125,4247,11213,5007,4017,6426],"class_list":["post-1952719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-california","tag-conceals","tag-fact-checker","tag-kids","tag-misleading","tag-parents","tag-separate","tag-truth"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1952719","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\/2143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1952719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1952719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1952720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1952719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1952719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1952719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}