Hawley Renews Effort to Protect Kids from Mutilation Following Trump Executive Order

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)introducedtheJamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act, legislation that would allow those who were harmed by gender-transition procedures as minors to bring lawsuits against the participating individuals and entities. Yesterday, President Trump issued anExecutive Orderthat expressly calls for this legislation.
“Our children should no longer suffer from irreversible and dangerous child mutilation procedures, which the Biden administration enabled and promoted,”said Senator Hawley. “I welcome President Trump’s strong action to reverse this child abuse and look forward to working with his administration to advance legislation that protects our kids.”
Yesterday, the White House issued an Executive Order on “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” which reverses federal support for the gender mutilation industry that hastargeted children. Among other provisions, this order directs the Attorney General to work with Congress on legislation that establishes a private right of action—with a lengthy statute of limitations—for children who were harmed by gender-transition procedures. Senator Hawley’s bill would do just that.
TheJamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Actwould:
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