Touch My Child & You will get touched

I hadn't heard of that happening. More information please

My understanding is that the state of Florida is trying to pass a bill that would allow the government to take transgender children from their parents if the parents are supportive of their children being transgender

Government has no place in the home.

If legislation is necessary legislate what medications/procedures doctors can provide children.

I am of the opinion that the "age of consent" set by each state be applied to set the minimum age at which a child can make gender altering decisions and doctors can provide the services requested.

Kids are easily swayed by external influences.
Their parents generally mean well. They want their children to thrive and be happy. But often parents are too indulgent with some living vicariously through their kids.

There are age requirements for other behaviors/activities that require a certain level of maturity - working, driving, having one's own bank account, consenting to sex with adults, purchasing alcohol/tobacco, etc. Why should the decision to permanently alter one's chemistry, modify one's body warrant any less safeguarding?

I believe it is a standard medical practice that a tubal ligation will not be performed on a woman of child bearing years, under 25 or 30, that doesn't already have two children - barring medical necessity. Feel free to fact check that as I am unsure if it is universal practice or just doctor's choice.

Again, my opinions. When it comes down to it, it's neither the government's nor my business what goes in anyone's home or what they do to themselves.

So, I would disagree with the law you describe.

I would perhaps install a required period of documented psychiatrically care for the child and the parents, jointly and separately, at a minimum to determine if it is truly the child's desire or the parent's desire. Impose this on the medical establishment leaving the home autonomous.

Oh, but you're ok with the state taking children away from their parents too... LOL

Washington state PASSED a bill allowing children to legally be taken away from their parents for not consenting to gender transition procedures on their child.

"Oh, but you're ok with the state taking children away from their parents too"

If the parents are abusive, absolutely

Nothing in that about being abusive...

Abuse to the left is a parent not letting a child get gender reassignment surgery. That is why they use blanket terms like "abuse" with no context. Same thing with "living wages" what does that even mean?

The wages of sin is death so I reckon living wages are for non sinners.

I know not very funny if at all but you gotta gimme a break, Steven Colbert's writers are providing my jokes as a side job while they're on strike

LoL no worries

Could you be any more vague? lol. Who sets the standard of what constitutes abusive behavior? I'm sure we're all in agreement that a child that is being sexually abused would be abuse. How about parents that allow their child to be castrated or be given puberty blockers? I would say that is a form of abuse, but I'm sure you wouldn't.

And what about spanking a child? Is that abuse? And who decides this? I don't believe the government should have any jurisdiction in our personal lives. They have a long history of going too far.

"Who sets the standard of what constitutes abusive behavior?"

Legislators, probably

"How about parents that allow their child to be castrated or be given puberty blockers? I would say that is a form of abuse, but I'm sure you wouldn't"

I don't think giving puberty blockers is abuse, but children aren't being castrated

"And what about spanking a child? Is that abuse?"

I think it can be. Is it always abuse? I don't think I'd go that far.

"And who decides this? I don't believe the government should have any jurisdiction in our personal lives. They have a long history of going too far."

They also have a long history of not going far enough (i.e. ignoring cases of abuse for one reason or another)

"I don't think giving puberty blockers is abuse": Do you honestly believe that preventing puberty at the appropriate, natural time of life is harmless? This intervention cannot be casually reversed later on without consequences. A good friend of mine suffered from delayed puberty syndrome- he literally looked and sounded like a 11 year old kid when he entered college. He was given a testosterone induced artificial puberty in his 20's. Initially, it worked out: he now has kids. But as he has now entered his middle years, the side effects have hit: he has a degenerative neurological condition complete with uncommanded hand motions, vocal ticks, and facial ticks when he isn't focusing on a task. And these symptoms are only getting worse with age. Many of these people who are taking big doses of the incorrect hormones for their physical gender will be facing a similar future. You cannot freely mess around with hormone injections and puberty blockers without eventually paying the piper.

"Do you honestly believe that preventing puberty at the appropriate, natural time of life is harmless?"

I never said it was completely without risk

That's why it should NEVER be done to kids!

If something should never be done to kids because there is some risk then that means kids should never receive any medical treatment at all, of any kind, ever

Are honestly putting interfering with the normal, healthy development of kids in the same boat as necessary, life saving medical procedures that carry a risk?!