Thread by @RepDougCollins

#HR5 would demolish the hard-won rights of women, putting them once again at the mercy of any biological man who identifies, at any moment, as a woman.

Allowing men to compete against women in women’s sports isn’t demoralizing because female athletes aren’t talented; it’s demoralizing because it makes their talent irrelevant. #HR5

The damage #HR5 would inflict on vulnerable Americans isn’t limited to women. Administering chemotherapy to a healthy, cancer-free patient is malpractice, but #HR5 could compel doctors to prescribe hormones & perform major surgeries on adolescents based on their gender identity.

Mothers and fathers who have watched their children deteriorate physically and emotionally as they transition away from their biological sex are begging Congress to listen before we leap. #HR5

#HR5 erases civil rights protections for biological women and sets the stage for children to fall victim—in permanent, unprecedented ways—to the confusion that often characterizes adolescence.

If Democrats are determined to move this legislation forward, they must acknowledge it automatically privileges the rights of biological men over the rights of biological women. #HR5