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Senate advances bill widening endangerment statute to cover certain treatments for under-16s
Summary
Senate Bill 164, a measure introduced by Senator Fuller to amend the state's child endangerment statute, advanced on second reading in the Committee of the Whole by a 30-20 vote.
Senate Bill 164, a measure introduced by Senator Fuller to amend the state's child endangerment statute, advanced on second reading in the Committee of the Whole by a 30-20 vote.
The bill would add to Section 45-5-6622 provisions that make it an offense for a person to "knowingly procure or provide" specified medical or surgical treatments on a child younger than 16 for the purpose of altering appearance or affirming a child's perception when that appearance or perception is inconsistent with the child's biological characteristics. Senator Fuller…
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