Re: NJ Hospitals Ask Parents to 'Identify' Pronouns & Sexual Orientations of Newborn Babies

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

https://nypost.com/2025/03/15/us-news/new-jersey-law-ask-parents-to-choose-babys-gender-sexual-orientation/

As if coming up with a great baby name wasn't hard enough.

Newborns can't even control their own movements, but that isn't stopping New
Jersey hospitals from asking parents for their baby's preferred pronouns and
sexual orientation.

Inspira Health's "Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questionnaire"
requires new parents to identify their babies as either "Male, Female,
Transgender, Gender Queer," or "Additional gender category".

It further asks parents to select the word that best describes their infant:
"Lesbian or Gay, Straight or Heterosexual, Self-Described,
Questioning/Unsure".

The healthcare system-- which operates four hospitals, two cancer
centers, and eight health centers throughout South Jersey-- created the
form last year to comply with a newly-enacted Garden State law that
requires health care providers "to collect race, ethnicity, sexual
orientation, and gender identity in a culturally competent and
sensitive manner".

That's some serious fuck.

Let's ignore the absurdity of collecting this information about
newborns. This is none of the government's business. Intrusive laws
regulating or criminalizing private sexual matters were made
unconstitutional by Griswold, Lawrence, Obergefell, etc.

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