recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The bill also gives the state the right to take custody of children whose parents are not compliant with the new law.
DeSantis referred to the gender-affirming care as “the mutilation of minors” at a bill-signing ceremony in Tampa. Responding to all of this, Hayes did not mince words.“Telling parents how they can or cannot raise their own children is among the most authoritarian things a government can do,” Hayes said after showcasing videos of DeSantis describing pandemic measures such as mask mandates in similar terms.
Hayes then brought up DeSantis’ book, the ironically titled “The Courage to Be Free.” “To me, that is what ‘The Courage to Be Free’ means,” Hayes said. “Freedom means that in my household, our family decides what kind of healthcare our child does or does not get.
Not Ron DeSantis, not the Republican party. But that is no longer the case in Florida.” “You may not like it, but you know what?