UFCW 3000 opposes I-638 over medical testing and access
UFCW 3000Labor union, statement by president Faye Guenther
UFCW 3000 says its executive board voted unanimously to oppose I-638 and I-001. It cites medical testing, costs to families and access to school sports.
“Nobody should have to submit their daughter to an invasive exam just to join them.”
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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 union voted September 30. Its predictions about exams and costs are advocacy; the text allows more than one verification method.
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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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UFCW 3000 says its member-led executive board voted unanimously on September 30 to reject Initiatives 638 and 001 and to endorse the No Hate campaign.
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A union board member who works as an ER technician says I-638 would put health care workers in the position of performing invasive, unnecessary tests on elementary school girls and would make parents pay for them.
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The reference point is I-638. The union explicitly opposes the proposed requirement.
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