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Yesterday, the West Virginia House of Delegates approved an amendment from Del. J.B. Akers (R) to allow a child’s “treating health care provider” to examine a child’s genitals without the consent of their parents.

The amendment was actually an improvement over a previous version of the bill, which, state Democrats argued, would have allowed teachers to perform the genital examinations.

Akers’ amendment was the Republican response to one proposed by Del. Kayla Young (D), which would have banned child and adult genital examinations altogether.

“It’s unconscionable that Republicans would support legislation that authorizes intrusive visual inspections of minors without parental approval,” Young said. “West Virginians should be alarmed and disgusted by this invasion of privacy.”

It also says that all intersex people are “either male or female” but does not give a basis for assigning a sex to them.

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[–] khannie@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

This is stupid as fuck, right, but who doesn't accompany their child into the doctor's office?

Like there are no circumstances under which I'm leaving my child alone with an adult who may examine their genitals and having had child safety training myself just being alone with a child that isn't yours is a terrible idea altogether.

[–] NotLemming@lemm.ee 7 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

So... under no circumstances are they going to bring doctors into schools to perform these inspections?

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

'Doctors' like someone who passed med school, flunked out of residency and couldn't land a practicing job anywhere they were so god awful.

But they are a doctor!

[–] NotLemming@lemm.ee 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe not even a doctor of medicine at all, or they were disbarred.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I got my doctorate in smelling shit at this online university!

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

I suppose that hadn't occurred to me because I live in a country where, if that were to happen, I couldn't imagine the level of social unrest it would cause.

It's just beyond reason.