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Oranga Tamariki may intervene in cases where families resist child’s gender transition to protect “emotional wellbeing”

The guidelines are broad enough so that parental resistance to gender transition does not need to be considered a threat to a child’s physical safety to warrant OT intervention.

FACTS:

  • “Emotional harm” is broadly defined as “serious differences” within families over a child’s gender identity
  • Low thresholds seemingly give officials considerable discretion to decide what may warrant intervention

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