jordanlund@lemmy.worldM to Keep Track@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months ago01/28/2025 - Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation – The White Housewww.whitehouse.govexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-link01/28/2025 - Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation – The White Housewww.whitehouse.govjordanlund@lemmy.worldM to Keep Track@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
Now with Archive Link! Just in case: https://web.archive.org/web/20250128222356/https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation/
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·5 months ago“(a) The term “child” or “children” means an individual or individuals under 19 years of age.” Someone better tell the military recruiters that…
minus-squareKit@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoI’m perplexed by that. Aren’t 18 year olds considered adults in the US? 19 is such a strange choice.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-25 months ago18-20 is a weird age bracket where you can buy smokes, are eligible to vote and for military service, but can’t buy alcohol. Edit Forgot! You can buy an AR-15, but not a 6 shot revolver.
minus-squareKit@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoI think smoking age is 21 these days, but yeah, it’s a strange choice.
minus-squareDeath_Equity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoI think they wanted to prevent people in highschool from transitioning.
“(a) The term “child” or “children” means an individual or individuals under 19 years of age.”
Someone better tell the military recruiters that…
I’m perplexed by that. Aren’t 18 year olds considered adults in the US? 19 is such a strange choice.
18-20 is a weird age bracket where you can buy smokes, are eligible to vote and for military service, but can’t buy alcohol.
Edit Forgot! You can buy an AR-15, but not a 6 shot revolver.
I think smoking age is 21 these days, but yeah, it’s a strange choice.
I think they wanted to prevent people in highschool from transitioning.