America First Legal, Schaerr Jaffee, and Joel Ard recently filed a lawsuit against Washington Governor Jay Inslee to block enforcement of S.B. 5599, which allows shelters to provide sex transition services without notice to or consent from the child’s parents. This new law permits shelters in Washington to take in minor children and assist them in transitioning to a different “gender,” which could include chemical sterilization and genital mutilation, all without the consent or knowledge of their parents.
Under Washington’s previous law, a shelter would be required to contact the parents, at the latest, within 72 hours of the child’s
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