In the first two weeks of the legislative session, a surprising priority has emerged: creating new state programs explicitly designed to pay for things for people who are not United States citizens.
Senate Bills 6219 and 6105 would create new programs that exist exclusively to pay for contraception, abortions, and perhaps sex-change operations for people who are not U.S. Citizens and are not eligible under federal law for assistance.
The brief, 60 days, legislative session is moving quickly in Olympia, but one piece of legislation is moving especially fast.
Senate Bill 5722, which would prohibit therapists from helping minors with gender dysphoria or same-sex attraction, passed out of the Senate Health Care Committee yesterday and was rushed to the floor calendar this morning.
The Senate has until February 14th to bring it up for a vote in the full Senate but the speed with which this particular bill is moving seems to indicate they may do so much sooner.
According to the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL), Washington State is given an A+ rating for their abortion policy. That basically means the abortion industry thinks Washington State is the gold standard.
That being said, you can always make more money and kill more babies.
That seems to be the reason for SB 6219, which doesn’t make abortion any more legal than it already is but would ensure that abortions will never be paid for by the woman who actually receives the abortion.
By Katy Faust
The “Uniform Parentage Act” in Washington State is some of the most radical and dangerous legislation regarding the rights of children. PLEASE SHARE this post and tag your Washington friends.
According to Senate Bill 6037 there are no limits on the number, sex, marital status, or genetic connection of the adults who can become “parents” of a child. Six men could, for example, draft a contract,
Should people be able to choose the kind of therapy they want, or should legislators do that for them?
That is the question inherent in SB 5722 that claims to restrict “conversion therapy”. According to the bill, the therapy that would be prohibited therapy that would “change behaviors or gender expressions,” or “eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions toward individuals of the same sex.”
I hope you didn’t miss that.
By Katy Faust
The Washington State legislature is planning to ring in the new year by violating children’s rights as they consider SB 6037, “The Uniform Parenting Act.”
In discussions on family structure- whether you’re talking about marriage, divorce, or the booming fertility industry- the desire of adults takes center stage. SB 6037 is no different. If you peruse the 55-page bill you’ll discover that any consideration of the rights or needs of children is shockingly absent.
Earlier this week we told you about a bill that makes contract surrogacy legal in Washington State. In doing so, the bill makes it illegal for courts to consider the best interest of the child in custody disputes that would arise out of surrogacy contracts. You can read more about that here.
Two other concerning bills will have public hearings in the first week of the legislative session, which begins Monday,
The legislative session hasn’t even begun here in Washington State, but it’s already off to a controversial start.
Senate Bill 6037, which is co-sponsored by 28 Senators, would make it legal to sell parental rights through commercial surrogacy. Apparently, the arc of history now bends toward selling babies.
To understand what the bill does, and why its a problem, you’ll need a little background.
We all know that babies come from women.
Thursday, the Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a $135,000 fine against a bakery had declined to bake a custom wedding cake for a civil union ceremony.
The case began in 2013 when Aaron and Melissa Klein, the owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, told Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer that they would not be able to bake a cake for their civil union. In 2013, same-sex marriage did not exist in Oregon.
A complaint was filed against the bakery and the fine of $135,000 was assessed by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries,
The left today is waging a war on “the binary”. The binary they want to destroy is the gender binary, which is the idea that everyone is either male or female.
They now argue, with a completely straight face, that there are infinite genders and you can be any gender you want or none at all.
Not only do they believe this new concept of gender is true, they also believe that people who disagree deserve scorn,
The City of Atlanta fired their fire chief, Kelvin Cochran, because of a book he wrote that restated biblical teachings about human sexuality. Despite never having faced accusations of creating a hostile work environment or discrimination in hiring or firing practices, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said at that time that “his actions and decision-making undermine his ability to effectively manage a large, diverse workforce.”
On Wednesday, a judge ruled that Atlanta violated chief Cochran’s Constitutional Rights.
A lot of people are concerned about new policies being adopted in schools around the country dealing with gender.
As gender hysteria continues its lap around the track, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that some people don’t want their kids being told that there is an infinite number of genders and they can pick anyone they want.
It is also true that schools are making plans to deal with uncooperative parents and,
Recently, it was a homeless shelter in Seattle being sued because of their beliefs. In apparent effort to ensure that no faith-based social service provider goes unpunished, a convent of nuns is being taken back to court as well.
Little Sisters of the Poor had previously been in a four-year legal battle with the Obama Administration over attempts to make them pay for contraception.
The mandate required them to provide many specific kinds of contraception,
The Supreme Court will soon decide, what could be, the most important religious freedom case in our lifetime.
The conflict has been building for a decade, and we’re about to get a resolution. At least for now.
This case, called Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Human Rights Commission, involves a baker from Denver named Jack Phillips who declined to decorate a cake for a same-sex wedding. Mr. Phillips believes the First Amendment protects his right not to communicate messages or participate in events he disagrees with,
There are some things every Christian knows or at least should know. What is sin? Who is Jesus? Why do we need him?
If you’re a Christian in 2017, there are other things you should know as well.
Like how to answer the question, “Is abortion a sin?” or “Is homosexuality wrong?”
Often, the people asking the question already know the answer. They aren’t really trying to understand what sin is,
It is said that no good deed goes unpunished. Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission (UGM) is learning that may be true.
The Union Gospel Mission is the most effective and visible homeless ministry in the City of Seattle. They operate every hour of the day, every day of the year, meeting the needs of Seattle’s growing homeless population.
One of the many free services they provide is a legal aid clinic that helps homeless people,
The State of New Jersey will now allow student athletes to compete with the gender of their choice without medical consultation, according to a new policy released by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) on Wednesday.
Previously, students wishing to compete with students of the opposite gender would be required to show medical proof of gender dysphoria.
However, since rules discriminate, they’ve decided to get rid of them.
Today in Washington DC, the House of Representatives Passed a tax reform bill by a vote of 227-205. The bill is a key part of President Trump’s campaign platform and now moves to the Senate. The bill contains $1.5 trillion in tax cuts, including cutting the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent..
In addition to reforming the current tax system, the bill revokes the controversial Johnson Amendment.
The Johnson Amendment is a law from 1954 that prohibits churches from engaging in “political activity”
Can pregnancy centers be forced to tell people how to get abortions?
That is a question the Supreme Court has decided it will answer.
The case is NIFLA v. Becerra and comes to us from the land of fruits and nuts, California, where the state passed a law requiring pro-life pregnancy centers to help women get abortions.
While these clinics exist specifically to provide women the resources they need to keep their baby alive,
Special election results from the 45th legislative district (Woodinville/Redmond) last night indicate that the Democrats just took control of the Washington State Senate. With that change, Democrats now control the Governor’s mansion and both branches of the legislature.
The stakes involved were reflected in the record $8.5 million that was spent was spent on the race, which filled a vacancy created when moderate Republican Andy Hill lost a battle with cancer.
The Republicans had been in control of the Senate since 2012.