This video is from the Montgomery County Democrat Central Committee Ballot Questions Advisory Committee (BQAC) hearing on August 28, 2024, and includes the testimony of Kathy Kelly from Democrats for Life of Maryland who understands that children should not be able to undergo elective gender surgery without the approval of their parents, funded by the State.
Most people believe that minors should not have the right to gender reassignment surgery without the approval of their parents due to a poorly written bill. However, Ballot Question 1 - The Reproductive Freedom Amendment, gives minors the right alter their reproductive organs without their parents’ consent and with public funding. Sen. Justin Ready asked if the bill can be changed to include carve-outs for minors, and was refused.
A clarification to this amendment must be added to ensure that parents have a say in the actions of their children.
Vote NO on QUESTION - 1
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the amendment is not simply an abortion
Amendment if it were the word abortion
would be in the amendment reproductive
freedom is not defined in the amendment
nor anywhere in Maryland law it is an
ambiguous term the first words of the
amendment are that every person it
doesn't say every adult person or every
person over the age of 18 efforts to
include minimum age
requirements and parental consent
requirements were rejected any current
laws that address parental consent will
be superseded by this amendment the
amendment covers a new right called
reproductive Freedom that will apply to
all individuals regardless of age minor
children will be able to obtain drugs
and surgeries that pertains to their
reproductive system and their Anatomy
without their parents guidance
pro-choice marylanders should not have
to sacrifice parental rights for a badly
written amendment when abortion is
already unrestricted and fully funded by
Maryland
law people can be pro-choice and pro
parents don't throw parental rights out
the window you should recommend that we
vote no on question one thank you
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