Did you know it is illegal in New Hampshire for a minor to get a tattoo and is considered child abuse? Minor children can mutilate themselves at the recommendation of so-called medical professionals but not get a tattoo.
TITLE LXII CRIMINAL CODE CHAPTER 639 OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY Section 639:3 639:3 Endangering Welfare of Child or Incompetent. – I. A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of a child or incompetent if he knowingly endangers the welfare of a child under 18 years of age or of an incompetent person by purposely violating a duty of care, protection or support he owes to such child or incompetent, or by inducing such child or incompetent to engage in conduct that endangers his health or safety. II. In the prosecution of any person under this section, the tattooing or branding by any person of a child under the age of 18 constitutes endangering the welfare of such child.
Why couldn’t this be used to stop gender mutilation?
There is a new bill of which I am waiting to hear answers to some questions before sending testimony to the Committee on Health and Family Services. It is HB1012, “exempting from criminal penalty certain parenting decisions intended to encourage a child’s independence and freedom.”
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Won’t this allow the mutilation of children under the guise of mental care? It happened in NH when a 17-year-old received gender reassignment surgery. Luckily, this person seems to be doing OK, but some suffer serious mental side effects of regret after the mutilation.
I believe the terminology needs to be reworded to specifically define “duty of care” and “Protection.”
How can this law already have a section making it illegal for minors to get a tattoo, but they are allowed to be mutilated by the medical industry?
Please do not tell me this is “Medical Care” because the Oath states “Do No Harm,” and if the psychologists and psychiatrists cannot get a person to be happy with their own body, this is a failure of the medical industry.