{"id":1957546,"date":"2023-06-26T18:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T22:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-advances-bill-to-allow-hormone-therapy-for-minors-without-parental-consent\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T18:01:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T22:01:16","slug":"maine-advances-bill-to-allow-hormone-therapy-for-minors-without-parental-consent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-advances-bill-to-allow-hormone-therapy-for-minors-without-parental-consent\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine bill permits hormone therapy for minors sans parental consent."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fmaine-advances-bill-to-allow-hormone-therapy-for-minors-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=1957546&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>A Step Forward: Maine House Advances Measure to Improve Access to Gender Transition Medication for Minors<\/h2>\n<p>A measure aimed at making gender transition medication more accessible for certain minors has made significant progress in the Maine House of Representatives. In a vote of 73-60 on Monday, the bill, LD535, moved forward, sparking a heated debate along party lines.<\/p>\n<h3>Empowering Minors with Gender Dysphoria<\/h3>\n<p>The proposed legislation would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to access hormone therapy for gender transition without parental consent, but only under specific circumstances. According to the Portland Press Herald, these minors must be diagnosed with gender dysphoria and have received counseling from a licensed medical professional. Additionally, they must be experiencing harm due to the lack of hormone therapy.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic state Rep. Marc Malon, one of the bill&#8217;s co-sponsors, passionately argued that denying hormone therapy to teenagers with gender dysphoria is &#8220;dangerous.&#8221; He emphasized that for some young individuals, home is not a happy, healthy, or safe environment, which is why he supports this bill.<\/p>\n<h3>A Divided Response<\/h3>\n<p>However, not everyone shares the same viewpoint. Republican state Rep. Lucas Lanigan expressed concerns about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-uvalde-school-shooting-was-a-failure-of-leadership-not-gun-laws\/\" title=\"The Uvalde School Shooting Was A Failure Of Leadership, Not Gun Laws\">decision-making abilities<\/a> of 16-year-olds, stating that they don&#8217;t always make great choices. GOP colleague Katrina Smith went even further, calling the bill &#8220;one of the most dangerous&#8221; presented during the legislative session.<\/p>\n<p>The bill will now move to the state Senate for further debate and voting later this week. With a Democratic majority in both chambers, the outcome remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Janet Mills&#8217;s office did not respond to the Washington Examiner&#8217;s request for comment. It is worth noting that the governor has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-advances-bill-to-allow-hormone-therapy-for-minors-without-parental-consent\/\" title=\"Maine bill permits hormone therapy for minors sans parental consent.\">previously supported measures related<\/a> to expanding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arkansas-passes-save-adolescents-from-experimentation-act-to-ban-trans-surgery-puberty-blockers-for-minors\/\" title=\"Arkansas Passes \u2018Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act\u2019 To Ban Trans Surgery, Puberty Blockers For Minors\">gender transition procedures<\/a> for transgender individuals in the state.<\/p>\n<p>This development comes at a time when Republican-led states are actively seeking to ban hormone therapy and other gender transition procedures for minors, while several blue states are working towards expanding access.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bill, LD535, allowing select minors to obtain gender transition medication, advanced in the Maine House of Representatives with a 73-60 vote. 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