Do No Harm Action’s legislative efforts continue apace, as does the advocacy of our members in support of commonsense state law.
On May 28, Do No Harm Action issued a call to its members in support of New Hampshire’s SB552, a bill that allows males and females to be classified by biological sex in multi-person bathrooms and in certain other locations and circumstances.
Our call was clear: DNH Action members should tell Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) to sign this legislation protecting New Hampshire’s young women from compromising and potentially dangerous exposure.
Something similar is happening in Arizona, where a suite of bills may soon safeguard children from gender radicalism, increase transparency for parents, and reinforce accountability within Arizona’s public institutions.
Earlier this week, DNH Action urged members to tell Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) to sign five important bills passed by the legislature:
- SB1095 prevents physicians and other health professionals from providing so-called gender-affirming care to patients under the age of 18.
- SB1015 makes physicians who provide such “treatment” liable for civil damages and requires offending doctors to personally cover the costs of subsequent detransition procedures.
- SB1094 extends the statute of limitations for such civil actions to up to 25 years.
- HB2249, an expanded Parents’ Bill of Rights, requires parental consent before school employees can “socially transition” children.
- SB1013 prohibits state and local governments from hiring public employees on any basis but merit.
As in New Hampshire, Arizona’s bills currently sit on the governor’s desk. We continue to ask our members to make their voices heard in support of this legislation.
Meanwhile, in Louisiana, reforms continue unabated. SB234, previously discussed here and here, has been signed into law by Gov. Jeff Landry (R). The new statute requires the state’s public medical schools to use “a tiered grading system” rather than simple “pass/fail,” thus ensuring that such institutions sufficiently measure the extent to which medical students have mastered their coursework.
Also signed into law is SB304, which allows Louisiana’s public colleges and universities to seek new accreditors, thus loosening the holds of politicized regulatory bodies.
Still pending in the Pelican State is HB775, a bill mandating (with modest exceptions) that providers seek parental consent for medical services performed on children under the age of 17 and ensuring parental access to minor children’s medical records.
Will Gov. Landry sign this reasonable measure, currently awaiting his decision? Do No Harm Action and its Louisiana members will be watching.