After hearing testimony from the loved ones of football players diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a bill that would ban tackle football in Illinois for children under the age of 12 passed a House committee on Thursday.
The measure, House Bill 4341, advanced on a 11-9 vote despite concerns from some lawmakers on the unfinished research behind CTE and the apparent lack of notice to opponents of the bill, who were not able to testify at Thursday’s Stratton Building hearing.
“HB 4341 is a bill that will protect children’s brains and protect the future of football,” said state Rep. Carol Sente, D-Vernon Hills, the bill’s chief sponsor.
Source: http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180301/under-12-tackle-football-ban-passes-house-committee
This is just in Illinois, but whoa. Obviously, there is no doubting the dangers of CTE and all of those issues, but I feel like we should allow parents to parent their children. This is insane. Seriously.
How do you guys feel about this?