Meeting Public Comments

Dessie Sliekers []

I strongly OPPOSE this bill and urge you to vote no on it. Banning gender affirming care for kids who are bravely trying to be themselves in our harsh world is needlessly cruel. As a mother of a trans kid, I a terrified to imagine the harm that this would do to her. Please vote NO on this bill.

Lisa Coffey []

Please deny SF110 any further progress in our state legislature. Why are you trying to get involved between persons and their healthcare providers anyway? Persons who are researching and talking with their providers are not taking any actions lightly. Stay out of it. You dont belong in this decision. And by trying to make yourself and forcing your opinions on others, you are harming them.

Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter []

It's important parents and doctors be allowed to provide gender affirming care to children and youth. With mental health crises among youth rising in the US, it's vital youth have access to the appropriate care for their individual and unique circumstances. No one should have their identity removed; this only leads to higher rates of depression and suicide, especially in children and youth.

Jennifer Alcott []

Please deny SF110. Gender affirming healthcare is... healthcare. The most qualified people to weigh the cost/benefit of any medical decision is the patient, their support network, and their healthcare providers. The government is in no position to make this decision more difficult for Iowans.

Jonathan Danker []

Please Dont support SF110. It could make Iowa a bad place to live for teens who needed Gender Affirming Heath Care. Dont become the bully

MELISSA MCALLISTER []

I am the parent of a teenage transgender daughter and SF110 greatly concerns me as I have personally seen the positive impact of genderaffirming care. The genderaffirming care of HRT has helped my daughter to feel more like she sees herself. Suddenly not having access to genderaffirming care would be so, so detrimental to our daughters mental heath. SF110 would criminalize best practice medical care for transgender youthcare that is backed by every major American medical organization, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics. SF110 will negatively impact the mental health of LGBTQ youth at a time when its already in crisisa recent study shows 44% of LGBTQ youth in Iowa seriously considered suicide in the last year compared to 18% of nonLGBTQ youth. Moreover, the state of Iowa and its businesses stand to be greatly impacted if this bill passes. It is unsustainable for us to remain in Iowa if this bill passes. We would have to close our successful small business and move out of the state. I'm certain we will not be the only business to leave. As a mom of a transgender child, I beg you to vote NO on advancing this bill.

Julie Witthoff []

I am strongly opposed to SF110 and urge you to vote NO. Genderaffirming medical care for transgender youth should be determined by the patient, family and healthcare providers, NOT by Iowa legislators with little knowledge of the complex issues involved.

Courtney Collier []

I support this bill. Protect children from the irreversible damage done by these money hungry medical industries. Our children are being mutilated at the hands of a greedy industry that values only profits.

Katherine Bogaards [Protect My Inocence ]

Thank you for bringing SF110 as our children need protection from this life altering decision that they are not old enough to make yet. If children start taking puberty blockers and they change their minds they are told they can stop and everything will go back to normal. That's not the truth. Surgery is permanent and you can't go back. Thank you for this legislation God bless you.

Karen Butler []

I strongly object to and urge you to vote NO on SF110. Gender affirming healthcare is a necessary and vital part of ones overall physical and mental wellbeing. Healthcare decisions should be the province of individuals, their families, and their healthcare providers not legislators. Everybody deserves the opportunity to express themselves in a way that feels right and true to them. Please respect that autonomy and demonstrate humanity to all, especially our vulnerable youth.

Rachel T []

Keep gender affirm care legal. Gender affirming care is LIFESAVING care.

Robert Wehrfritz []

The bill allows 30 years after the date the individual turned 18 years of age to bring a civil action against such medical practitionerThe bill also provides that any medical practitioner that performs a gendertransition procedure on an individual in this state shall be ineligible to receive any funding from the department of health and human services.As a former resident of Iowa and a registered nurse in a neighboring state I do not support restriction to access and criminalization of any component of LGBTQ care. LGBTQ clinics are not recruiting children for sex change surgery. They are sanctuaries for marginalized people to be seen, heard, and cared for without judgement.Why are we allowing elected officials (often without any medical training) to dictate public policy on our most intimate needs (identity, sex, procreation).