LD 1735 is a proposed piece of legislation that has garnered national attention for its potential to allow the state of Maine to override parental consent in all 50 states. This bill would allow out-of-state children to cross into Maine and obtain transgender treatments such as breast binding, penis tucking, irreversible puberty blockers, cross-sex hormone drugs, or mutilation surgeries. Under this bill, parents would lose custody of their children if they do not support these treatments, and the children would become wards of the state, with their treatments paid for through tax-funded programs. Proponents of the bill argue that it…