Kerri Seekins Crowe, a lawmaker from Montana, gained widespread attention on social media when she made a statement that she would prefer to take the risk of her daughter experiencing s**cide than assisting her in undergoing a gender transition.
A Twitter user with the handle @highbrow_nobrow posted a video of the Republican passionately discussing her challenges in preventing her daughter from having gender-affirming surgery. This video quickly became popular and gains over 13 million views on various social media platforms.
State Representative Kerri made a statement During a legislative debate in which she revealed that she had not allowed her daughter to undergo a gender transition because she believed her daughter was emotionally manipulating her. She said:
“I am one of those parents who lived with a daughter who was suicidal for three years. Someone once asked me- “wouldn’t I just do anything to help save her?” And I really had to think and the answer was, no. I was not going to give in to her emotional manipulation because she was incapable of making those decisions”
Who is Montana State Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe?
She is a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives who assumed her role in January 2021, with her term set to end in January 2025. She won the election in November 2022.
She also faced controversy on 2nd April a progressive advocacy group called Forward Montana named Crowe as the “Villain of the Week.” This decision came after her support for a “pro-life” bill that required doctors to perform surgery on any infant “born alive.”
Crowe took to Facebook expressing that she considered it an “honor” to receive the aforementioned title and humorously referred to herself as the “Original Republican Gangster.”
Montana Lawmaker Suggests She’d Rather Her Daughter Die by Suicide Than Transition
She was a Republican representative in Montana, became widely known for making comments that seemed to show a shocking lack of concern for her own daughter’s well-being. She sponsored a bill that aimed to prohibit gender-affirming care for minors.
She implied that she had denied this treatment for her own daughter during a debate in March in the Montana statehouse even though her daughter was experiencing suicidal thoughts.
She acknowledged the connection between gender-affirming surgery and reduced suicide risk and she revealed that she had a daughter who struggled with suicidal thoughts for three years making the issue deeply personal for her family.
She made a series of statements that left many observers shocked. She sponsored a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors. During a debate in the Montana statehouse, she revealed that she had denied this treatment for her own daughter, even though her daughter had experienced suicidal thoughts.
Seekins-Crowe explained that she would not do anything to help save her daughter and referred to her daughter’s suicidal tendencies as “emotional manipulation.”
She believed it was her responsibility as a parent to make decisions when her daughter had no “vision” for her life. Seekins-Crowe also mentioned that her daughter was not transgender, despite the controversy surrounding her remarks.
Villain of The Week
She was called earlier the “Villain of the Week” by a progressive advocacy group. She was said so for supporting a “pro-life” bill that required physicians to provide life-saving care to infants “born alive” even if they had no chance of survival.
Furthermore, she answered on Facebook calling it an “honor” and referring to herself as the “Original Republican Gangster.” Her recent comments about her daughter’s mental health sparked significant backlash from politicians and the public.
Some criticized her lack of empathy as a parent, while others drew parallels to tragic stories like that of Leah Alcorn, an Ohio teenager who took her own life after being subjected to conversion therapy.
Netizens React to Her Speech
People on the internet were deeply surprised by the politician’s views. They found it hard to understand why a mother would take such a risk with her daughter’s life. Many individuals on the internet criticized Crowe severely through online platforms and social media. Few comments read like:
“Suicide as ‘manipulation’. What a mother.”
“Beyond shameful.”
“Someone call child protective services and remove her daughter to a safe place where she isn’t talked into committing suicide by her own mothers.”
“Wtf imagine believing this and then telling everyone.”
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