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GOP lawmakers pass bill allowing child genital exams without parental consent (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 11 months ago by whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml to c/news@lemmy.world

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Yesterday, the West Virginia House of Delegates approved an amendment from Del. J.B. Akers (R) to allow a child’s “treating health care provider” to examine a child’s genitals without the consent of their parents.

The amendment was actually an improvement over a previous version of the bill, which, state Democrats argued, would have allowed teachers to perform the genital examinations.

Akers’ amendment was the Republican response to one proposed by Del. Kayla Young (D), which would have banned child and adult genital examinations altogether.

“It’s unconscionable that Republicans would support legislation that authorizes intrusive visual inspections of minors without parental approval,” Young said. “West Virginians should be alarmed and disgusted by this invasion of privacy.”

It also says that all intersex people are “either male or female” but does not give a basis for assigning a sex to them.

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[–] oxjox@lemmy.ml 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

CORRECTION: Bill passed by WV lawmakers will not allow doctors to inspect child’s genitals to confirm gender

An amendment introduced by House Judiciary Chair J.B. Akers on March 6 would have allowed medical professionals to “to visually or physically examine a minor child for purposes of verifying the biological sex of the child without the consent of the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian.”

That amendment was adopted into the bill.

Before officially passing the Senate, Senator Patrick Martin (R - Lewis, 12) proposed two further amendments, one of which clarifies “that the article does not authorize certain examinations of minor children.”

Senator Martin’s amendment nullified Delegate Akers’ amendment, thereby excluding it from the final bill.

SB 456 was passed by the Senate Tuesday 32-1 with one Senator absent for the vote. In the House, 90 delegates voted in favor, eight opposed, and two were absent.

[–] astutemural@midwest.social 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That amendment doesn't nullify shit. It's waffle language. When the court cases eventually come up over this, judges will shrug and say that it doesn't clearly forbid it, so it's fine. Mark my words.

[–] oxjox@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago

Try reading again. The amendment was removed from the bill and it was specifically clarified that it is illegal to examine someone after birth to determine their sex. If a court case comes up where a doctor is being sued for examining someone after their birth to determine their sex, they would point to this law that says it is clearly forbidden.