This week, an old clip of Nikki Haley that appeared to suggest her approval of so-called “gender-affirming care” for children — more accurately described as genital mutilation — went viral on social media.
“What care should be on the table when a 12-year-old child in this country assigned female at birth says, ‘Actually, I feel more comfortable living as a boy.’ What should the law allow the response to be?” Tony Dokoupil of “CBS Mornings” had asked her.
“I think the law should stay out of it, and parents should handle it,” Haley replied. “This is a job for the parents to handle.”
Naturally, during the GOP primary debate Wednesday night, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis contrasted her position on this issue with his record and did so quite effectively.
“I did a bill in Florida to stop the gender mutilation of minors. It’s child abuse and it’s wrong,” DeSantis said during his opening remarks Wednesday. “If you’re not willing to stand up for the kids, if you’re not willing to stand up and say that it is wrong to mutilate these kids, then you’re not going to fight for the people back home.”
“She said the law shouldn’t get involved in that, and I…
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