‘Goal Is to Protect Children,’ Arkansas State Rep. Robin Lundstrum Says of New SAFE Act

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🗓️ 8 April 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Arkansas has just become the first state in the country to pass legislation protecting minors from being prescribed puberty blockers or gender-hormone treatments, or receiving gender-change surgery.

Arkansas state Rep. Robin Lundstrum, the lead sponsor for the bill, joins the “Problematic Women” podcast to explain why the passage of the act is a victory for children and families. Lundstrum also explains why she thinks the bill has faced so much opposition from the political left.

We also cover these stories:

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer tells Democrats they need to “think long and hard” about court packing.
Small businesses are the big losers in Major League Baseball’s decision to move the All-Star Game from Atlanta, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp tells the Washington Examiner.
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul asks Republicans to boycott Coca-Cola after it came out against Georgia’s new election law.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, April 8th.
0:09.1	I'm Rachel Dulljudas.
0:10.6	And I'm Virginia Allen.
0:12.2	Arkansas has just become the first state to legally protect children from being prescribed
0:17.1	puberty blockers or receiving gender hormone treatments or surgeries.
0:22.1	On today's show, we are joined by Arkansas State Representative Robin Ludstrom, the
0:27.4	lead sponsor of the Save Adolescence from Experimentation or Safe Act.
0:33.3	Representative Lundstrom explains why this bill is so critical for children and families
0:37.8	in her state and why the bill faced opposition from the Arkansas Governor.
0:43.2	Don't forget, if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or five-star
0:47.8	rating on Apple Podcasts and encourage others to subscribe.
0:51.7	Now onto our top news.
0:57.4	Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told Democrats they need to think long and hard about
1:04.8	court packing.
1:05.8	In a Tuesday speech to faculty and students at Harvard Law School, Breyer said he sought
1:10.6	to make those whose initial instincts may favor important structural or other similar
1:15.6	institutional changes, such as forms of court packing, think long and hard before embodying
1:21.6	those changes in law.
1:23.5	He also said that he and his colleagues on the high court attempt to stay away from politics.
1:29.1	The more the political fray is hot and intense, the more we stay out of it, he said.
1:34.2	Small businesses are the big losers in Major League Baseball's decision to move the all-star
1:39.2	game from Atlanta.
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