Did Elon Musk go too far or not far enough? That’s the question after the “Chief Twit” voiced his support Friday morning for sending doctors and parents to a life sentence in the slammer if they approve or conduct sex-change surgeries and other life-altering procedures on minors who believe they are transgender.
Musks’ comment came in reaction to popular media personality “The Redheaded Libertarian” mocking MSNBC for an article claiming that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was “destroying an entire state.”
As alluded to by The Redheaded Libertarian, the Left seems to take most issue with the state’s Board of Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule which effectively equates to “you can’t sex change for your child in Florida.” That board, with support from DeSantis, recently crafted a new rule that prohibits minors in Florida from receiving puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender-related surgeries.
“Any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a consenting adult should go to prison for life,” Musk said in response.
Any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a consenting adult should go to prison for life
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 14, 2023
In reaction to Musk’s tweet, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said, “Why is this a controversial statement?”
Why is this a controversial statement? 🤔 https://t.co/oWahydNcja
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 14, 2023
Townhall columnist Kurt Schlichter said, “This is the compromise position.”
This is the compromise position https://t.co/p1lEPvSeHc
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) April 14, 2023
Conservative activist Robby Starbuck said, “It’s so bizarre that this is a courageous statement today. There was a time where this would have sounded silly because everyone would have agreed with it and wondered why he felt the need to say it. That time feels like a different universe now.”
It’s so bizarre that this is a courageous statement today. There was a time where this would have sounded silly because everyone would have agreed with it and wondered why he felt the need to say it. That time feels like a different universe now. https://t.co/OvOurPhdFc
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) April 14, 2023
President Joe Biden has criticized DeSantis for his strong stance against sex-rejection surgeries and gender-denial care for those under 18.
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The president has said that it is “close to sinful” for states to block minors’ access to medical treatments and procedures that can have devastating permanent effects on children.
Biden made the remarks during an interview with Democrat Kal Penn on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” while talking about how Republican-led states, especially Florida, are working to protect children from the so-called “gender-affirming care.”
“It is not ‘sinful’ to prohibit the mutilation of minors,” DeSantis said in response. “It is not acceptable for the federal government to mandate that procedures like sex change operations be allowed for kids.”
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