Unelected state officials have no right to bypass the General Assembly with a sweeping proposal that would deny parents of their fundamental right to care for their children.  Parents are the closest to their children's challenges; they are in the best position to make healthcare decisions involving the well being of their child.  This proposal attempts to deny families the right to choose licensed and experienced professional help that is open to and respectful of their faith and reason.

  Some young people may have attractions they desire to change or moderate.  Others may simply desire guidance from a counselor to live a chaste life...or help in working through these sensitive and deeply personal issues. In any instance, there should be options for families to make informed decisions and choices.

Thousands of children are now being shuffled through "gender reassignment" each day, injected with hormones and puberty blockers, pushed into plastic surgery after plastic surgery, and encouraged to cut all ties with family and friends who do not fully support their "transition".  There is a tremendous amount of suffering out there over this issue.  Lives and families are being destroyed.

There is no doubt that some people are suffering with gender dysphoria; however, society's new found response (injections, surgeries, and compelled speech laws) come at a dangerous price to both individual and society.