Advocates For Faith & Freedom Files Lawsuit Challenging California’s Transgender Sanctuary Bill
SB 107 denies parents the right to access their child’s medical information as it relates to “gender-affirming health care” or “gender-affirming mental health care” and allows California courts to take emergency jurisdiction over a child seeking gender-affirming care.
SB 107 allows children to flee from other states to obtain irreversible medical procedures, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones. The bill denies parents the right to access their child’s medical information as it relates to “gender-affirming health care” or “gender-affirming mental health care” and allows California courts to take emergency jurisdiction over a child seeking gender-affirming care.
The lawsuit alleges that SB 107 violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Full Faith and Credit Clause, as it was passed in direct hostility to the laws of conservative states like Alabama and Texas. Plaintiff seeks to enjoin SB 107 and declare it unconstitutional.
Press Release | Advocates For Faith and Freedom Files Lawsuit Challenging California’s Transgender Sanctuary Bill
ADVOCATES FOR FAITH & FREEDOM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, march 7, 2023
CONTACT: NICOLE VELASCO AT 951-304-7583
NVELASCO@FAITH-FREEDOM.COM
For Immediate Release 03/07/2023, Murrieta, California – Today, Advocates filed a lawsuit challenging California Senate Bill (SB) 107 on behalf of Our Watch, a non-profit organization in Murrieta, California dedicated to protecting parental rights. This bill, otherwise known as the Transgender Sanctuary Bill, allows children to flee from other states to obtain irreversible medical procedures, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones. The bill denies parents the right to access their child’s medical information as it relates to “gender-affirming health care” or “gender-affirming mental health care” and allows California courts to take emergency jurisdiction over a child seeking gender-affirming care.
“SB 107 is a dangerous piece of legislation that strips the right of parents to direct the care and upbringing of their child,” says Mariah Gondeiro, legal counsel for Advocates for Faith and Freedom. “Parents, not the government, are best suited to decide whether their child should undergo life-altering drugs and surgeries that will impair their ability to become a parent later in life.”
“One of my top priorities has been the preservation of parental rights, and I believe SB 107 is a dangerous, irresponsible law that is an assault on those rights,” says Pastor Tim Thompson, President of Our Watch and Pastor of 412 Temecula Valley.
“As someone who has been harmed by these policies, it is imperative that we challenge SB 107 because it will allow vulnerable children from other states to undergo life-altering and harmful surgeries and drugs,” says Chloe Cole.
The lawsuit alleges that SB 107 violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Full Faith and Credit Clause, as it was passed in direct hostility to the laws of conservative states like Alabama and Texas. Plaintiff seeks to enjoin SB 107 and declare it unconstitutional.
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Pastor Tim Thompson
Pastor Tim Thompson, President of Our Watch
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