Senator Tammy Baldwin and 20 other Democratic senators proposed an amendment to the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to remove a restriction on transgender procedures for minors. The amendment aims to allow military families to make their own healthcare decisions regarding their children.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., on Monday led a group of Democratic senators in proposing an amendment to the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act which would remove a restriction on transgender procedures for minors.
With the legislation now in the Senate, 21 Democratic senators wrote in a press release their amendment is necessary to allow military families the right to make their own decisions. Our amendment would protect military families’ right to make their own decisions and access sometimes lifesaving care for their children,” she added.
In a statement to The National News Desk last week, Speaker Johnson said Republicans would "continue to take action to protect America's kids."
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