https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-29/with-new-law-california-welcomes-out-of-state-transgender-youth
Did I just miss this? I ran a quick search so ignore if its been discussed. How is this not more widely discussed?
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SACRAMENTO Again heralding California as a refuge from discriminatory policies in conservative states, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law a bill that aims to protect transgender youths and their families from bans against gender-affirming care.
Senate Bill 107 by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) provides for a range of safeguards meant to block out-of-state attempts to penalize families that come to California seeking medical treatment for transgender children and teens or that move to the state to avoid consequences for already seeking that treatment elsewhere.
Wiener acknowledged that uncertainty, and said that the bill was crafted carefully to avoid violations of the U.S. Constitution, but that California should not act as "an arm of law enforcement of the states of Texas or Alabama."
"We may have limits under the U.S. Constitution, but we are going to go right up to the edge of what we're able to do to protect them and say, 'Unless we are absolutely forced to send you back, we are not going to send you back,'" he said of potential families of transgender youth that may come to California.
Did I just miss this? I ran a quick search so ignore if its been discussed. How is this not more widely discussed?
Edited top Add Summary:
SACRAMENTO Again heralding California as a refuge from discriminatory policies in conservative states, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law a bill that aims to protect transgender youths and their families from bans against gender-affirming care.
Senate Bill 107 by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) provides for a range of safeguards meant to block out-of-state attempts to penalize families that come to California seeking medical treatment for transgender children and teens or that move to the state to avoid consequences for already seeking that treatment elsewhere.
Wiener acknowledged that uncertainty, and said that the bill was crafted carefully to avoid violations of the U.S. Constitution, but that California should not act as "an arm of law enforcement of the states of Texas or Alabama."
"We may have limits under the U.S. Constitution, but we are going to go right up to the edge of what we're able to do to protect them and say, 'Unless we are absolutely forced to send you back, we are not going to send you back,'" he said of potential families of transgender youth that may come to California.
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