Protect Children’s Innocence Act

Ever notice how the names of the Republican gives bills do the exact opposite. Like the SAVE Act guts voting laws! The Protect Children's Innocence Act uses language centered on “protecting children” and “innocence,” which carries very strong emotional and moral weight but it goes after vulnerable populations! It will cause lasting harm to children, it will butt in the doctor/patient relationship, and it will drive a wedge into the family.

Congresswoman Sarah McBride said this,

House Republicans just passed one of the most extreme anti-LGBTQ bills that has ever come before a Congress. If it becomes law, it will imprison parents and healthcare professionals. 

This policy isn’t just cruel. It’s radical. 

If I had come out four or five years before I did, my parents would have done the exact same thing that they did when I came out to them at 21. They would have gone and talked, first, to their pastor and, second, to a health care professional. They would have supported me — and if this bill was law, they would have been put in jail. 

For some of my Republican colleagues, these attacks on families and doctors are the point. Targeting vulnerable kids gives these Republicans the attention and self-importance that all bullies crave.

But that’s not what Congress is for. Our job should be working to improve the lives of the people who elected us — and that’s what I’ve been focused on every day. 

As long as Republicans hold control of the House, Mike Johnson and Donald Trump’s extreme agenda will continue unchecked. In 2026, we have an opportunity to take back the House, and it begins with defending this seat. 

She's right! The bill is punitive! The bill shows the vitriol they have for us!