Marjorie Taylor Greene Seeks to Criminalize Gender-Affirming Care for Kids
Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia plans to introduce legislation to federally ban gender-affirming care for transgender children.Greene announced the bill during a Thursday appearance on Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight.
The Georgia Republican argued that gender-affirming care—which is backed by most in the medical establishment, including by major mainstream organizations like the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)—is "disgusting and appalling" and "child abuse" when minors are involved."I find this absolutely appalling, Tucker," Greene said. "When it comes to gender-affirming care, which is really child abuse, this is actually an assault and it's child abuse.
And this practice should never happen, it's so disgusting and appalling... gender-affirming care is... genital mutilation.""This needs to be illegal and I'm introducing a bill called Protect Children's Innocence Act," she added. "It would create a law that would cause it to be a class C felony for any person involved in so-called gender-affirming care...
anything involving any youth under the age of 18."Carlson enthusiastically agreed with Greene's proposal, arguing that doctors who provide the care should "go to prison" and that he expects every Republican to vote for the bill."I should have every single Republican co-sponsor [the bill]," said Greene. "But unfortunately I don't yet, I only have five co-sponsors.
