On Friday, The Federalist reported that the Colorado legislature has introduced a bill that would consider whether a parent affirmed a child’s sexual identity in child custody cases.

The article reports:

Far-left members of the Colorado state House advanced a bill on Tuesday evening that would direct courts considering child custody cases to favor parents who push radical gender ideology and penalize parents who do not “affirm” their child’s identification as “transgender.”

The bill, introduced last Friday night, passed out of the Colorado House Judiciary Committee in a 7-4 vote on Tuesday and heads to the floor for a second reading on April 4.

“House Bill 1312 is an egregious step towards solidifying Colorado as a Trans Sanctuary State. This bill requires a court to give priority consideration for custody to the parent that affirms a child’s gender dysphoria,” Republican state Rep. Jarvis Caldwell told The Federalist. “The parent who disagrees and tries to get the child actual help is now guilty of committing child abuse, referred [to] in the bill as ‘coercive control.’ The bill also ignores other state[s’] court rulings if one parent brings a child to Colorado for gender-affirming care; directly violating Article IV, Section 1, known as the Full Faith and Credit Clause, of the U.S. Constitution.”

These are children. There are reasons we do not allow children to drive, smoke, or drink until they are adults. Children can’t even get their ears pierced without parental consent in some states until they are 18. Some of the medical procedures involved in the transgender process are irreversible. What do you say to a 20-year old woman who joined the trans movement and transitioned as a 10-year old and now realizes she wants to be a woman and be a mother? Becoming a Trans Sanctuary State means that you are codifying child abuse into law.