South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of states in filing an amicus brief aimed at challenging a Washington state law concerning parental rights and gender-affirming care for minors. The law allows runaway children to receive interventions, including gender-affirming care, without parental notification or consent.
“Parents are not required to surrender to radical gender ideology,” Attorney General Wilson stated. “Children who flee to a different state should be returned to their parents safely, not given life-altering gender transition treatments.”
The amicus brief contends that the Washington law undermines parental authority by permitting shelters to withhold information about a child’s location and treatment from parents. According to the statute, there is no requirement for shelters to notify parents if their child is present or obtain parental consent before providing treatment.
“As a parent, my children’s safety has been a main priority since they were born,” Attorney General Wilson said. “South Carolina’s families deserve to have their rights respected by every state; especially when their child could be in danger.”
Wilson also signed onto a letter with 24 other states addressed to the Department of Health and Human Services supporting two proposed federal rules that would limit funding for sex-change operations performed on minors.
“The radical leftist regime wants to use our children as lab experiments,” Attorney General Wilson stated. “We will not stand by while children are subjected to irreversible harm. And we certainly stand against any use of public money to do so.”
Attorney General Wilson collaborated on these efforts with attorneys general from states including Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
In addition to his advocacy on this issue, the South Carolina Attorney General serves as the state’s chief legal officer and enforcer of laws relating to prosecutions and regulations. The office supports victims of crime through advocacy and resources and works across the entire state in collaboration with law enforcement agencies on criminal prosecutions (official website). Alan Wilson has led the office as Attorney General while overseeing regulatory matters such as securities and consumer protection (official website).
The full text of the amicus brief and letter can be accessed online.
