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THIS REPUBLICAN BACKED PLAN DID MOVE FORWARD, BUT LIKE SO MANY BILLS THAT WE’VE HEARD ABOUT THIS SESSION, THE EMOTIONAL DEBATE TODAY REALLY CAME DOWN TO PROTECTING IOWA KIDS AND DENYING THIS MEDICAL CARE IS LITERALLY LIFE THREATENING. IOWA HAS A DUTY TO PROTECT ITS CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN. REPUBLICANS MOVE THEIR PLAN FORWARD TO BAN IOWA KIDS FROM RECEIVING ANY, QUOTE, GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURE THAT INCLUDES PUBERTY, BLOCKERS, HORMONES, THERAPIES AND SURGERY OF A CHILD. LACKS THE MATURITY TO ENTER INTO A BINDING CONTRACT TO VOTE OR EVEN GET A TATTOO. HOW CAN THEY BE MATURE ENOUGH TO CONSENT TO AN EXPERIMENT WHILE IRREVERSIBLE LIFE ALTERING PROCEDURE THAT COULD END IN PERMANENT STERILIZATION? DEMOCRAT IT’S ARGUED THE CARE IS MEDICALLY NECESSARY. FOR SOME IOWA KIDS, THESE PARENTS WANT THE BEST FOR THEIR KIDS. THEY DON’T WANT THEIR KID TO BE A STATISTIC. THEY DON’T WANT THEIR KID DEAD. OTHERS ARGUE SOME STATES HAVE ALREADY FOUND SIMILAR BANS UNCONSTITUTIONAL EVERYWHERE IT HAS BEEN LITIGATED, INCLUDING ARKANSAS, TEXAS, ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE. COURTS HAVE CONCLUDED IT VIOLATES THE SAME PARENTAL RIGHTS THAT SEVERAL REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN PRETENDING TO DEFEND. BUT REPUBLICAN HOUSE SPEAKER PAT GRASSLEY ARGUES PARENTAL RIGHTS DON’T EXTEND TO GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES. WE DON’T SEE SURGERIES AND SOME OF THESE HORMONE THERAPIES AND PUBERTY BLOCKERS AS THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE AS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS. I STILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE HEARING ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION THAT WE’RE PROTECTING