California Bill Allowing Minors to Consent to Mental Health Care Stirs Controversy Amid Gender Ideology Debate

California Bill Allowing Minors to Consent to Mental Health Care Stirs Controversy Amid Gender Ideology Debate
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Brad Jones
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The California senate judiciary committee has voted in favor of controversial proposed legislation that opponents involved in the national debate over gender ideology have called “child emancipation” and “state sanctioned kidnapping.”

State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblywoman Wendy Carillo (D-Los Angeles), the authors of Assembly Bill 665, claim the criticisms of the bill are misinformation.