This post originally appeared at https://wifamilycouncil.org/radio/help-not-harm-act-reintroduced-in-wisconsin/
Last week, state Senator Cory Tomczyk and state Representative Scott Allen released the “Help Not Harm Act,” a bill designed to protect minors struggling with gender dysphoria from making life-altering, irreversible decisions that cause mental and bodily harm. Since releasing a previous version of this bill two years ago, medical authorities in England completed a comprehensive review of evidence on the effects of puberty suppressants, cross-sex hormones, and gender transition surgery on minors. Their medical decision was to ban these procedures for minors.
As Representative Allen says, “Children who struggle with gender identity deserve help, not harm.” More and more studies show the harm of these drugs and procedures and more and more young people who’ve gone down this path are telling us they regret their decision. This is a bill designed to protect minors; politics and partisanship should be put aside for the good of our youth.
Julaine Appling