Bill Banning Transgender Changes to Birth Certificates Passes Idaho Legislature

Calvin Freiburger : Mar 20, 2020
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"The purpose of documenting factual information on vital records is to help the government fulfill one of its most basic duties: protecting the health and safety of its citizens."

(Boise, ID) — [LifeSiteNews.com] Birth certificates in Idaho will continue to accurately record the actual sex of residents born there, according to a bill that just cleared the state legislature and now awaits a signature from Republican Gov. Brad Little. (Image: via LifeSiteNews)

House Bill 509 forbids altering the sex listed on state birth certificates in the name of "gender identity." Changes would only be allowed in order to correct errors in "material fact at the time of birth," or to correct a "clerical or data entry error."

"The purpose of documenting factual information on vital records is to help the government fulfill one of its most basic duties: protecting the health and safety of its citizens," the bill declares. "Allowing individuals to alter their vital records, including birth certificates, based upon subjective feelings or experiences undermines the government's interest in having accurate vital records"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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