Alberta's UCP government has passed three bills restricting gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse youth under 16. Premier Danielle Smith stated she would invoke the notwithstanding clause to uphold the legislation if necessary, emphasizing her commitment to protecting minors' fertility rights.
RELATED VIDEO : Alberta's UCP government has passed three bills that impact trans and gender diverse youth in the province. Ina Sidhu reports. – Dec 3, 2024“It’s hard to choose the right words. It’s cynical, incredibly disturbing and an inappropriate action by a leader,” Bennett Jensen of Egale Canada said Monday in an interview.
“Because I feel so strongly about protecting kids’ right to preserve their fertility until they’re adults, we would, as a last resort, have to use the notwithstanding clause,” she said.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.Click to share quote on Twitter: "I hope it doesn't come to that, but for sure, we would.
Chinenye Anokwuru, the press secretary for Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery, said in an email Monday that the government “carefully considers the rights of Albertans when drafting legislation.”Egale and Skipping Stone Foundation are seeking an injunction to protect young people’s access to health care while the courts decide whether the law is constitutional.
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