This Guidance Document would prevent doctors, nurses and therapists (the experts) from practicing anything that does not validate and affirm the gender identity of a patient, even if they believe that previous trauma, developmental challenges or other mental health issues are the underlying cause of the patient's distress. 

This Document would also prevent parents from receiving unbiased, clinical care for their children.

In short, this regulatory ban would infringe:

• The fundamental rights of parents to care for their children;
• Freedom of Speech and Free Exercise of Religion under the First Amendment; and
• Limits on regulatory authority that ensure conformity with the General Assembly’s decisions.