Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who is the 40th governor of California, serving since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
California Attacks Parents' Rights Under the Guise of Medical Care | Opinion
newsweek.comSenate Bill 107 now sits on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk. If it becomes law, California courts will have the power to strip custody from parents, wherever they live, who doubt the wisdom of these experimental and irreversible procedures—if their child so much as steps foot in California.The primary victims of this policy, of course, are the children.
But it's also an egregious attack on parents' fundamental rights, which include the right to direct their child's mental and physical health care.This bill mandates that doctors conceal a child's medical information from parents if it is related to "gender identity" drugs and procedures, even if that information is sought under a court-issued subpoena.It would also allow California doctors to treat minors still in other states.
With the advent of telehealth, a child could get a prescription for hormones from a California doctor while at home in Arkansas or in Florida.But the Arkansas legislature has passed a law to protect minors from the danger of cross-sex hormones.
And the Florida Department of Health found that these procedures failed the strict standards we expect for medical care.This digital workaround violates both parents' rights and state authority.
