NEWS & POLITICS
California Passes Law to Lure, Keep, and Mutilate Children
BY ATHENA THORNE 4:21 PM ON OCTOBER 03, 2022
California, the sickest state in the nation, has just taken it upon itself to
entice unhappy American children to within its borders to be brainwashed,
sterilized, and mutilated. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB-107 into law on
Thursday, setting up California as a sanctuary state for minors seeking medical
and psychological assistance in their delusional quest to become a member of
the opposite sex. Now, once a confused or manipulated kid sets foot on the
cursed California soil, the state can take “temporary emergency jurisdiction”
over the minor “because the child has been unable to obtain gender-affirming
health care or gender-affirming mental health care.”
SB-107 was introduced by ultra-LGBTQ Calif. Sen. Scott Wiener (heh) in August.
“As so many states work to erase trans kids and criminalize their families,
California must always have their backs,” spouted Wiener. ”California is
forcefully pushing back against the anti-LGBTQ hatred spreading across parts of
our nation. The rainbow wave is real, and it’s coming.” LOL okay.
Labeled a “Gender-affirming health care” bill, SB-107 neatly dispenses with
full faith and credit and allows California to simply override the laws of
other states.
In August, the California Family Council issued a statement on the state
legislative session (emphasis in the original):
But on the same day Wiener withdrew SB 866, he received overwhelming Democratic
support for SB 107. This dangerous proposal authorizes California courts to
take “temporary emergency jurisdiction” over out-of-state minors if they come
to the state for so-called “gender-affirming” care.
In reality, these extreme procedures are fraught with peril. Puberty blockers,
cross-sex hormones, and irreversible surgeries can lead to sterility, further
depression, and even suicide.
“SB 107 is one of the gravest threats to parental rights in recent years,” said
Keller. “If Governor Newsom foolishly signs this measure, California should
brace for lawsuits. Other states’ Attorneys General will not sit idly by as
California steals children from parents who don’t want them sterilized with
these trans-treatments.”
Related: California May Want a Piece of Your Child
Newsom claimed the law supported parental rights when he signed it, but he
clearly only meant the rights of Transhausen parents who want to get their kids
fashioned into travesties of the opposite sex. A group of over 50 concerned
organizations sent Newsom a letter last month, asking him to veto the
legislation. The coalition pointed out some of the problems with the bill:
1. SB 107 blatantly violates the fundamental right of every parent in every
state to direct the upbringing and care of their child. This legislation allows
the “taking of a child” to California (without parental knowledge or consent)
to obtain gender transition procedures – including puberty blockers, cross-sex
hormones, and irreversible surgeries – and impermissibly gives California
courts the power to strip custody from lawful and well-intentioned parents
(regardless of where they live) who may have legitimate concerns for their
child’s mental and physical health.
2. SB 107 also violates parental rights by denying parents access to their
child’s medical information related to gender identity medications and
procedures in California. Multiple sections (1, 2, 3, and 10) of this
legislation mandate the concealment of critical medical information from
parents about their child, even if that information is sought under a subpoena.
This undermines the constitutional rights of parents, and also likely violates
the laws of many other states which recognize a parent’s right to access their
child’s medical information.
I’ve known more than one person over the years who, in the course of an
acrimonious divorce, had their children taken by their foreign-born spouse to
his or her country of origin, from whence the deprived parent could almost
never secure their return. That situation has always been heartbreaking enough.
But now, if an adult with an agenda absconds with your child to California, or
if your teen runs away and winds up there, not only will you not be able to get
your kid back, but he or she can be maimed and brainwashed and you won’t be
able to do anything to stop it. I’m sure gender zealots are already setting up
the infrastructure to spirit confused kids away to California. They will
doubtless flatter themselves that they’re running the new underground railroad
or some such thing.
Children and teens aren’t great decision makers. Besides being totally
dependent on adults, they simply haven’t got the wisdom to know they will
regret making a life-altering decision down the road. As such, they are at the
mercy of adults with agendas. Now, California has just enacted a state-wide
policy of luring youth into making deeply regrettable decisions.
And the youth will come. “Transgenderism” is glamorized and pushed at them by
every rotten, Left-controlled institution. The whole wicked, sorry situation is
reminiscent of the creepy child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, who enticed
children with promises of free goodies, only to trap them into a dreadful fate.
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NEWS & POLITICS
California May Want a Piece of Your Child
BY LINCOLN BROWN 4:43 PM ON SEPTEMBER 07, 2022
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Even before Gavin Newsom took a shot at Ron DeSantis in his own backyard, it
was suspected that he had designs on the presidency. But the people who managed
to empty the Golden State with their policies now apparently want to repopulate
it with children who are seeking gender surgery, puberty blockers, or cross-sex
hormones. California, it seems, is not content to upend the lives of its own
citizens. It must reach its tentacles across state borders to grab the most
vulnerable and impressionable among us.
National Review notes that the California legislature has passed SB 107. You
can read the full text of the bill here, but it essentially gives California
jurisdiction over children who flee or are brought to the state for sex-change
surgery or therapy. Here are some noteworthy passages:
(c) No state or local law enforcement agency shall cooperate with or provide
information to any individual or out-of-state agency or department regarding
the provision of lawful gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental
health care performed in this state.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the investigation of any criminal
activity in this state which may involve the performance of gender-affirming
health care or gender-affirming mental health care provided that no information
relating to any medical procedure performed on a specific individual may be
shared with an out-of-state agency or any other individual.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), a provider of health care, health care
service plan, or contractor shall not release medical information related to a
person or entity allowing a child to receive gender-affirming health care or
gender-affirming mental health care in response to any foreign subpoena that is
based on a violation of another state’s laws authorizing a criminal action
against a person or entity that allows a child to receive gender-affirming
health care or gender-affirming mental health care.
A child could be taken to California by a non-custodial parent or even an
acquaintance of the child for treatment. And if you as a parent try to
intervene, you could be faced down by law enforcement, the courts, and
California’s family service agencies. And you would likely lose.
So, if your child wants to change his or her gender and you object, he or she
can go to California and get whatever treatment his or her heart desires at the
moment. And there won’t be a thing you can do about it.
Related: Recent Trans Rights Ruling Does Not Automatically Point to
Transitioning Kids
In retrospect, I never had to worry about changing gender or species. But from
the time I was in high school to the present day, my worldview has changed
significantly. I started college wanting to be an actor, which evolved into
broadcasting. I eventually settled on a major in religion with aspirations of
becoming an Episcopal priest. Naturally, I ended up in radio. Even now, at age
55 and counting, I look back and wish I had been a marine archeologist. And of
course, I started out as a devoted lefty before evolving into a conservative. I
alternate between being amused and embarrassed at the person I once was. Many
of the things I embraced as a teenager seem absurd now. For that matter, some
of the things I embraced in my 30s seem absurd now. The difference is that you
can change political views and careers. The changes that come with surgery,
hormones, and drugs are in most cases impossible to reverse. And children,
whose brains are still forming, will be making decisions that will forever
alter and, in some cases, may even shorten their lives, or make them almost
unlivable.
The language of the bill gives the impression that its purpose is to protect
children from abusive parents that would try to prevent a transition. I
understand abusive parents. I could write a book for you. But, every child
since Cain and Abel has believed that their parents did not understand them and
that they alone possessed the wisdom of the ages. And yes, transgenderism is
very popular for now. For now. Mastectomies, hysterectomies, and castration are
all permanent. Even if you change your mind when you mature.
This goes beyond parental rights, and it goes beyond states’ rights. This is
about encouraging children to make decisions that will impact their entire
lives, based on the whims of popular culture. This is about a group of people
who will stop at nothing to legitimize their life choices and make other people
participate in them. Collateral damage be dammed. Or in this case, praised.
You are not entirely powerless here, at least not yet. If you are reading this,
you have access to some sort of device, phone, tablet, or computer. You can
find the email addresses of your federal and state legislators and that of your
state attorney general. You can demand that they take action, either through
legislation or the courts. Even if you live in a blue state, you can still make
your voice heard.
As of this writing, Gavin Newsom has yet to sign the bill. Does anyone want to
take that bet?