Gluesenkamp Perez rejects what she describes as annual proof of sex for girls' sports
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezMember of Congress
Gluesenkamp Perez opposes I-638 and favors decisions by schools, associations and families.
“What I won't support is a rule that forces girls to prove their sex to the state every year just to play sports”
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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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In a statement to OPB, she says she agrees it isn't fair for boys to compete in girls' sports, but that schools, athletic associations and families should make those decisions.
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Section 3(2) of the initiative requires a health care provider's signed statement verifying the student's biological sex as part of the routine sports physical. It does not set an annual frequency.
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The statement criticizes the proposed sports-eligibility requirement.
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