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This bill clarifies that a parent's or legal guardian's actions of raising, guiding, or instructing a child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex, including using pronouns or making medical decisions aligned with that sex, cannot be used as a basis for legal actions against the parent. Specifically, these actions will not be considered child abuse, neglect, or endangerment, nor will they be grounds for a child to be taken into custody, placed in shelter care, or for parental rights to be terminated. Furthermore, in custody disputes, a court cannot view a parent's decision to raise a child according to their biological sex as a negative factor when determining the child's best interest. The bill also states that a child's disagreement with these parental decisions will not make them an "unruly child" unless the parent requests such a disposition. The term "biological sex" refers to the sex assigned at birth.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1989&ga=114