The Left is so determined to force its unrealistic worldview on us all that it will stop at nothing to forcefully kidnap children from their own parents.
Reduxx broke a story on Monday about a minor in Montana who was stolen by the Montana Child and Family Services because her parents would not approve of her desire to surgically distort her body to affirm her gender.
Last August, 14-year-old Jennifer’s school reported that she was displaying suicidal tendencies, leading to a check-in at her home by a CFS agent. Her mental state was clearly unstable, so the agent and her parents agreed to admit her to a nearby hospital. After the hospital learned that Jennifer identified as a boy and preferred the name “Leo,” the attitudes of the entire staff involved changed.
Jennifer’s parents, who made it clear to the staff that pretending that her chosen gender is real violates their “values, morals, and religious beliefs,” all personnel consistently and rudely disrespected them. They ignored the parents’ most basic wishes for her care during her stay, rebuked them for their beliefs, and even posted aides by Jennifer’s bedside to push her to want to get a surgical sex change.
The CFS met with the parents and learned, surprising no one, that the hospital was not helping anything. They agreed that Jennifer should be moved to a specialized residential care unit to get better treatment. But what the CFS did not tell Jennifer’s parents was why they suggested a unit in Wyoming for the treatment rather than the several that exist nearby in Montana.
See, Montana prohibits the use of sex change surgeries on minors. Wyoming Republicans, however, tried and failed twice to pass similar bills, meaning minors could get them there. That is why, on Aug. 23, the CFO forcefully removed Jennifer from her parents, carted her off to Wyoming, and hid all information about what was going on there from her parents.
On January 19 of this year, a Montana court handed custody of Jennifer completely over to the CFS, who now plans to hand her over to her abusive biological mother in Canada.
Maine nearly passed a law that would have encouraged more of this. LD 1735 was intended to bypass the gender-affirming prohibition laws of other states like Montana and give Maine’s state government custody of minors who came in from those states seeking sex change surgeries. Out-of-state parents would then have no custody of their own children until Maine let them go. Fortunately, the bill was killed by state Republicans.
Montana governor Greg Gianforte gave a vague response to this viral story on Monday. He called it a “tragic case” but assured the public that “[Department of Public Health and Human Services] and the court have followed state policy and law.” He also pointed out that he signed Bill 99 last April to prohibit sex change surgeries on minors in Montana. He did not say anything about returning Jennifer to her parents.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Among the wave of criticism, the X account Libs of TikTok mocked Gianforte for having an “investigation” that started and ended within a few hours and questioned why he vetoed Bill 37, which would have forced the CFS to obtain a warrant before abducting Jennifer.
The story of Jennifer is a story that should haunt all good parents and is a story that Leftists passionately want to replicate nationwide. As her story shows, they will use any loophole and find any means they can of permanently damaging our children to affirm their sick worldviews.
Parker Miller is a 2024 Washington Examiner Winter Fellow.