16 Attorneys General Oppose ‘Totalitarian’ Bill Turning Maine Into Sanctuary State for Minors’ Transgender Procedures

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is leading a coalition of Republican attorneys general calling on Maine to drop a proposed “totalitarian” bill that would impede other states’ ability to enforce their own laws restricting transgender surgeries for children. The attorneys general say the proposal would turn Maine into a “sanctuary state” for the controversial medical procedures. The proposed legislation, LD 227 or an Act Regarding Health Care in the State, shields sex change surgeries and abortions in Maine, limiting investigations, law enforcement actions, and extradition, while allowing lawsuits against out-of-state parents opposing a child’s sex change operation in Maine. Supporters of the bill, such as Planned Parenthood and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, say it protects Maine’s medical providers from legal action in other states regarding access to “gender-affirming care” and abortion....