GOP Rep Says People Should Hit a Certain Age Before Making 'Life-Altering' Decisions About Gender Identity

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, from Colorado, said Friday that children should be required to reach a certain age before they make life-altering decisions regarding sexual orientation and gender identity.

"Why is it so unreasonable to require people to reach a certain level of maturity before making life-altering decisions about their sexuality and identity?".

Why is it so unreasonable to require people to reach a certain level of maturity before making life-altering decisions about their sexuality and identity?

Senate Bill 1138 states that "a physician or other health care professional may not provide gender transition procedures to any individual under eighteen years of age."

"S.B. 1138 delays and irreversible gender reassignment surgery until the age of 18. The reason is simple, and common sense - this is a decision that will dramatically affect the rest of an individual's life, including the ability of that individual to become a biological parent later in life," Ducey wrote.

Republican State Rep. Bruce Skaug, who sponsored the bill, told the House State Affairs Committee that children experiencing gender dysphoria should undergo mental health treatment rather than gender affirming treatment.

"It's a bill to get proper treatment and to prevent them from lifelong, permanent decisions that will make them sterile and mutilate their bodies."
 

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