BREAKING Senate committee votes to advance bill banning gender affirmation surgery on minors
Following the Senate Health & Human Services Committee vote on SB16 Wednesday, the bill will now head to the full chamber.
The bill would ban gender affirming surgeries, which are currently not performed, involving anyone under 18. Sponsored by Sen. Mike Kennedy , the bill also imposes a moratorium on future hormone treatment options for transgender youth, at least until some regulation is imposed on physicians who practice transgender health care.
Later in the session, the committee also voted to advance two other bills surrounding transgender issues. SB100 would block local school districts from shielding information from parents about their child, including information about their gender identity, and SB93 will prohibit a name or a gender change on a birth certificate for anyone under 18
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