BREAKING: The Florida legislature has just passed a bill that allows the government to take children away from their parents if they receive gender-affirming care. Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the bill into law. While I disagree with allowing for genital surgery in children and teens (under 18), the potential side effects of puberty blockers are minimal. As far as we know, they are no worse than that of many other optional childhood medications. They give teenagers more time to decide if they want to transition. As a parent, with medical doctors and psychologists behind you, you should have the right to decide if you want to allow your child to hold off on puberty, if they so desire. To tell a parent who truly believes that giving their child puberty blockers will be good for that child in the long run, that they are not free to make that decision, is absurd in my opinion. DeSantis loves to talk about Freedom, but in this case he’s stripping that freedom from Parents. The government should stay out of this.