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Related: About this forumSen. Mike Moon reiterates support for 12-year-old's right to marry in Missouri
 Moon's support of the practice resurfaced during a committee hearing on a bill introduced by Moon that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender children. If passed the bill would ban health care providers from performing gender-affirming surgeries on any minor or from prescribing or administering cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs to a minor for a gender transition, unless such minor was receiving such treatment prior to August 28, 2023.
In debate on the bill, Rep. Meredith cited Moon's stance on child marriage as inconsistent with his aim of protecting children through his bill banning transgender care for minors.
"I've heard you talk about parents' rights to raise their kids how they want. In fact, I just double checked. You voted no on making it illegal for kids to be married to adults at the age of 12. If their parents consented to it, you said actually, that should be the law because it's the parents right and the kids right to decide what's best for them. To be raped by an adult," Meredith said.
In debate on the bill, Rep. Meredith cited Moon's stance on child marriage as inconsistent with his aim of protecting children through his bill banning transgender care for minors.
"I've heard you talk about parents' rights to raise their kids how they want. In fact, I just double checked. You voted no on making it illegal for kids to be married to adults at the age of 12. If their parents consented to it, you said actually, that should be the law because it's the parents right and the kids right to decide what's best for them. To be raped by an adult," Meredith said.
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/12/sen-mike-moon-reiterates-support-for-12-year-olds-right-to-marry-missouri-senate/70107573007/
					
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						Sen. Mike Moon reiterates support for 12-year-old's right to marry in Missouri (Original Post)
						UpInArms
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Tetrachloride
(9,202 posts)1. Wiki -- as dumb a wiki page as  ... something
        quaint
(4,296 posts)3. Confused.  Wikipedia page is dumb, not the subject?
        Tetrachloride
(9,202 posts)4. my verbal shorthand can be imperfect.  I gave a title and a link.
        more important is the wiki page. Its my impression that wiki pages bring a fuller reality to threads.
quaint
(4,296 posts)5. Sorry, didn't realize I was in Missouri.  Going back to safe-haven California.
        Tetrachloride
(9,202 posts)6. I'm on the other side of the Atlantic.  Safe for now.
        but not active with MSM video.
viva la
(4,374 posts)2. At least that 12 year-old will be protected from books!
        Nw that the state Gopers want to defund the real danger, public libraries.
What possible reason could he have for voting for forced child marriage?
Diamond_Dog
(38,928 posts)7. American taliban idiot.
        2naSalit
(98,437 posts)8. Sounds like...
        Maybe he has a 12 year old hidden away somewhere that he intends to make legally his.