Mike Moon reiterated his support for 12-year-olds' right to marry in Missouri, though he said he does not condone marrying the kids off to adults.
debate on a bill to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth on Tuesday, Rep. Peter Merideth, a Democrat, confronted Moon about his previous vote opposing a bill that would have prevented children as young as 12 from getting married to adults.
Senator Mike Moon, a Republican from Ash Grove, represents the 29th Senatorial District in the Missouri Senate"I've heard you talk about parents' rights to raise their kids how they want. In fact, I just double-checked, you voted no on making it illegal for kids to be married to adults at the age of 12 if their parents consented to it.
Moon replied:"Do you know any kids who have been married at age 12? I do. And guess what? They're still married." The Missouri Republican state senator published a video on YouTube accusing Democrats of"desperately trying to discredit my name and reputation" to prevent him from passing legislation that would limit trans youth's access to gender-affirming care.
To be clear, I did not advocate for minors to be married off to adults. Check out my video below to learn the truth about this issue. Keep your California politics out of Missouri. Democrats will say whatever they can to make sure they can keep mutilating children.…
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