We all want to protect kids, HB 1080 fails to help with this goal

Dear Editor, I recently returned from the Dist. 20 legislative Cracker Barrel (Fri 2/10). There was a spirited discussion of HB 1080 – a bill to “prohibit certain medical and surgical interventions on minor patients.” The bill has recently passed both houses of the legislature with wide margins. I find this legislation deeply troubling because so much of the promotion was seriou...

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