{"id":9346,"date":"2024-01-18T11:25:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T16:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robbyforhouse.com\/?p=9346"},"modified":"2024-01-19T21:27:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T02:27:11","slug":"s-c-house-passes-bill-to-protect-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robbyforhouse.com\/s-c-house-passes-bill-to-protect-children\/","title":{"rendered":"S.C. House Passes Bill to Protect Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As your representative, I am committed to ensuring the well-being and future of our children. The &#8216;Help Not Harm&#8217; bill, which I voted in favor of, is a crucial step in protecting minors from irreversible and potentially harmful gender transition procedures. Here are the key aspects of this legislation:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Protecting Our Young:<\/strong> This bill is central to our mission to safeguard minors from irreversible gender transition procedures, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries. These procedures can have life-altering effects, including risks of sterility and mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focused Approach:<\/strong> I want to clarify that this bill does not impose a blanket ban on transgender healthcare, such as mental health services, etc. It is specifically designed to restrict gender transition procedures for individuals under eighteen.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/robbyforhouse.com\/s-c-house-passes-bill-to-protect-children\/help-not-harm-graphic\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9348\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9348\" src=\"https:\/\/robbyforhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Help-Not-Harm-Graphic-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robbyforhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Help-Not-Harm-Graphic-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/robbyforhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Help-Not-Harm-Graphic-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/robbyforhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Help-Not-Harm-Graphic-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/robbyforhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Help-Not-Harm-Graphic-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/robbyforhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Help-Not-Harm-Graphic-100x66.png 100w, https:\/\/robbyforhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Help-Not-Harm-Graphic.png 1384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><strong>Specific Provisions of the Bill:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It prohibits healthcare professionals from knowingly providing gender transition procedures to minors.<\/li>\n<li>It allows minors currently undergoing treatment to continue.<\/li>\n<li>It ensures exceptions for medically necessary services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Financial Aspects:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Under this bill, the South Carolina Medicaid Program will not reimburse or cover gender transition procedures for individuals under twenty-six years of age. It also bans the use of public funds for gender-affirming care for minors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enforcement and Discipline:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe bill empowers appropriate licensing boards to carry out disciplinary actions against healthcare professionals who violate these provisions. In addition, a physician who knowingly performs genital gender reassignment surgery is guilty of inflicting great bodily injury upon a child.<\/p>\n<p>I stand by this legislation as a means to protect our most vulnerable population &#8211; our children. It is my duty to uphold our shared values and ensure the long-term health and safety of our community&#8217;s youth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As your representative, I am committed to ensuring the well-being and future of our children. 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