CA bill would weigh gender-identity support in custody cases
The bill doesn't address specific forms of affirmation, such as surgery, despite misleading claims.
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The bill doesn't address specific forms of affirmation, such as surgery, despite misleading claims.
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Democratic California lawmakers have approved a bill that would instruct courts to consider, among many other factors, whether a parent affirms a child’s gender identity when making custody and visitation decisions. Legal experts and the bill’s sponsor say that’s not the case. CLAIM: A California bill, AB-957, would “require parents to ‘affirm’ the ‘gender transition’ of any child,” including surgery, or else lose custody.
A newly revised California bill would treat parents' refusal to "affirm" their child’s gender identity as a violation of health, safety, and welfare in the context of custody disputes.