Braun calls the I-638 sports issue one of common sense, fairness and safety
John BraunState senator and congressional candidate
OPB reports that Braun urges support for I-638. Speaking on Fox News on October 16, he describes the sports issue as one of common sense, fairness and safety and says it is simple biology.
“It's a common sense issue, it's a fairness issue, it's a safety issue”
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I-638 supporters defend sex verification for girls' sports; physicians warn of invasive testing
Washington's IL26-638 would require a health-care provider to verify sex for girls' sports participation. Supporter Hallie Herzberg describes a checkbox on a routine physical form. Physicians Libby Loft and Luis Manriquez argue that the text would require invasive or costly testing.
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The text requires provider verification using one or more listed criteria. It does not expressly require every student to undergo every listed test.
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Original interviews address I-638. Publication dates are used where interview dates are unspecified.
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OPB reports that Braun seized on the ballot measure after a group of Camas high school girls chose not to run in a cross-country race to protest the inclusion of a transgender teammate.
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OPB reports that Braun later appeared with other Republican state lawmakers at a rally and press conference in Camas that featured student athletes and parents.
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The reference point is I-638's sex-verification requirement for girls' sports. Braun backs the measure and describes the issue it addresses as one of fairness and safety.
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Read the full caseSeattle King County League says I-638 is likely unconstitutional
League of Women Voters of Seattle King County
“IL26-638 is likely unconstitutional because it violates Washingtonians' rights to privacy and equal protection by requiring doctors to certify a girl's sex while it has no similar requirements for boy athletes.”Read statement
Gluesenkamp Perez rejects what she describes as annual proof of sex for girls' sports
“What I won't support is a rule that forces girls to prove their sex to the state every year just to play sports”Read statement
Flores-Rodarte criticizes sex-verification testing
“extremely invasive and unnecessary”Read statement
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