Systemic Abuse Part 2: Lawmaker pushes for change to child abuse registry
Legislation addressing the registry follows WDSU Investigates previous report
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Legislation addressing the registry follows WDSU Investigates previous report
Governor John Bel Edwards talks to the media at the Case Closed Barbershop on 15 November 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards has promised to veto any “unnecessary” and “discriminatory” legislation targeting “fragile” trans youth that winds up on his desk. The Democrat said in a press conference on Monday (19 April) he would oppose bills seeking to ban trans youth in sports, as well as a proposal that would make it illegal for trans minors to access vital gender-affirming medical treatment. Edwards called bot...