Gender altering procedures
Last week, Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha, sent a letter to Sen. Ray Aguilar, chair of the Legislature’s Executive Board, asking State Senators to rethink the legality and constitutionality of LB574, otherwise known as the “Let Them Grow Act”. LB574 put restrictions on physicians administering gender altering drugs and procedures on individuals under the age of 19. LB574 narrowly passed in the Legislature, and Sen. Cavanaugh had filibustered every bill leading up to the final vote on LB574 in order to stall its passage.
Sen. Cavanaugh’s letter to the Executive Board is designed to press the issue of how many sexes actually exist and to force the State Legislature to grapple with the issue of legalizing gender rights. For example, she cited the Civil Rights Act of 1964, appealed to the Bill of Rights contained in the Nebraska State Constitution, especially Article I, Section 3 which protects any person from being deprived of their right to liberty, and the Declaration of Independence which guarantees to every citizen the right to pursue happiness.
