Topic: Minnesota bill ... '<not allowed>' for kids seeking transgender medical treatment

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Minnesota bill would make state '<not allowed>' for kids seeking transgender medical treatment

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/minnesota-bill-would-make-state-trans-refuge-for-kids-seeking-transgender-medical-treatment/ar-AA176pfH?cvid=48465adca1174728aca4a3524fe48197

Story by Timothy Nerozzi

Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would establish the state as a "<not allowed>" for children who are seeking transgender medical procedures but who may be blocked by laws in other states.

The legislation, HF146, was introduced by Rep. Leigh Finke of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

HF146 "would make Minnesota into a <not allowed> state by protecting trans people, their families and medical practitioners from the legal repercussions of traveling to Minnesota to receive gender-affirming care," Finke said.

"This need is desperate in my community. This is not a hypothetical scenario," Finke said of the bill. "There are gender-diverse people in Minnesota right now receiving gender-affirming care. More are fleeing their home states asking where they should turn."

HF146 would prevent law enforcement from removing a child from parental custody in accordance with an order from outside Minnesota.

This clause is meant to ensure children undergoing gender transition procedures allowed under Minnesota law cannot be governed by child protection laws of other states.

Note: There is a video of the testimony here:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/minnesota-bill-would-make-state-trans-refuge-for-kids/vi-AA176Bbc?t=456