Thu Jul 13, 2023 – 9:43 pm EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (LifeSiteNews) — Gender-confused teenagers in Maine whose parents refuse to affirm their mistaken gender identity will be able to receive sterilizing hormones without their parents’ consent, according to a new law signed this week.
Despite strenuous Republican pushback, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed the new measure on Tuesday.
Maine Public reported ythe law will allow 16- and 17-year-olds in the Pine Tree State to receive cross-sex hormones “if they have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, have received counseling, are experiencing harm from not receiving care, and have parents that refuse to support treatment.”
The law also requires teens to “receive counseling on the benefits and potential consequences of hormone therapy,” according to the outlet.
As LifeSiteNews has reported, in addition to asserting a false reality that one’s sex can be changed, transgender surgeries and drugs have been linked to permanent physical and psychological damage, including cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, cancer, stroke, infertility, and suicidality. Further, studies indicate that over 80% of children suffering from gender dysphoria outgrow it on their own by late adolescence without surgical or pharmaceutical intervention.
Republican lawmakers attempted to combat the Maine law,
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