WA Governor Sued for Bill Enabling Chemical Castration of Minors Without Parental Consent

A Washington law is under fire for enabling gender-dysphoric kids to undergo sterilization procedures and life-altering transgender treatments without parental consent.

SEATTLE, WA - MARCH 16: Washington state Governor Jay Inslee, joined by King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan hold a press conference to provide details on a temporary statewide shutdown of restaurants, bars, and entertainment and recreational facilities to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, on March 16, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Inslee declared a state of emergency in response to new cases of COVID-19 earlier this month. Photo by Elaine Thompson - Pool/Getty Images

Nonprofit legal advocacy America First Legal (AFL) filed a lawsuit against a Washington state bill allowing shelters to hide transgender children from parents and prescribe them gender transition procedures.

The lawsuit (pdf) has been filed against the Governor of Washington, Jay Inslee; the Attorney General of Washington, Robert Furguson; and the Secretary of the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Ross Hunter. It seeks to prevent the enforcement of the state’s Senate Bill 5599, which “allows shelters to take in children struggling with gender dysphoria and potentially provide them with life-altering ‘care’ (potentially including sterilization) without parental consent or knowledge,” according to an Aug. 16 post by the organization which filed the case on behalf of plaintiffs.