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RE: THIS is what could start a Civil War! - The Government Taking Your Kids Because You Don't "Let" Them Get Gender Reassignment Surgery
I'm sorry, this is the silliest thing I've seen posted so far.
I can't see anyone coming to take anyone's kids away for gender reassignment. Not here, not Canada, not in any other democracy, and not even in a despot dictatorship.
Worry about real problems instead.
Stop wasting electrons and disk space with things like this.
lol It would be an extreme interpretation of the law, but it already exists... http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/05/new-law-allows-government-to-take-children-away-if-parents-dont-accept-kids-gender-identity/ . I'm not saying any judge in their right mind would let it happen, but if it did, I can see people becoming violent.
You're right though, it likely would never go that far. Thankfully.
In general though, the law is pretty ridiculous and far too general. To make it so general is dangerous.
There's a line. Kids should have some choices, but they shouldn't have EVERY choice. Not until that choice is fully analyzed, explored, etc.
"Michael Couteau, the Minister of Child and Family Services, and who initially introduced the bill, said that he would consider parental discrimination on the basis of gender identity “a form of abuse when a child identifies as one way and a caregiver is saying ‘No, you need to do this differently.'”
He continued, “If it’s abuse, and if it’s within the definition, a child can be removed from that environment and placed into protection where the abuse stops.”"
The goal of the bill is pretty clear. I don't agree AT ALL with telling a kid how to think and feel. BUT, there kids are VERY IMPRESSIONABLE and need to be protected by their parents from making decisions that they may regret (40% suicide rate for trans people, I've hear - don't quote that figure though, look it up).
The only gray area is 'if it's abuse, and if it's within the definition'; that's the only place where an argument can be made.