State legislatures across the country this year have debated parental rights in reproductive care and gender-related procedures for children.
Democratic state lawmakers have sought to protect gender treatments or procedures, in some cases for minors, arguing they're critical to a child's health care. Republicans argue gender procedures are detrimental to children's health and parental rights are often undermined in the process.
Matt Sharp, director of the Center for Legislative Authority at Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal group that often litigates on behalf of parental rights, says states are moving in the opposite direction on gender and parental rights.
Republicans in the state argued the new laws would allow minors to get abortions without parental consent
