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Mar. 8, 2023

Religious group sues to block state transgender law

“Parents, not the government, are best suited to decide whether their child should undergo a life-altering and irreversible surgery that seeks to change the sex of the child,” Mariah R. Gondeiro of Advocates for Faith & Freedom wrote in the complaint.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is facing a lawsuit challenging a new bill signed last fall that allows minors to seek transgender medical procedures in the state. The plaintiff is seeking injunctive and declaratory relief.

Senate Bill 107, which took effect on Jan. 1, provides legal protections for parents and their children who come to California to receive gender-affirming services because their state of residence criminalizes these...

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