From banning gender-affirming health care for transgender minors to passing a new school vouchers law, Beehive State lawmakers have changed how Utahns will live their lives for years to come.
The legislation, pushed by Sen. Mike Kennedy, R-Alpine, bans doctors from prescribing hormone therapy for minors who have been diagnosed with “gender dysphoria,” which is a psychological condition resulting from a conflict between a person’s gender identity and the gender they were assigned at birth. The ban only applies to new patients.
A quick eight working days into the session, lawmakers passed a measure creating the largest school voucher program in state history.$42 million taxpayer-funded program Teachers and parents were excited to see the final passage of a bill that funds optional full-day kindergarten programs across the state.
Since its abortion trigger ban was blocked by a district court judge last summer, the Legislature has in multiple ways expressed its displeasure with the injunction. And while the Legislature waits for the courts to decide what will happen to the abortion ban, lawmakers worked to expand that bill’s restrictions.
have expressed concerns that it will lead to a fetus being codified as a person in Utah law. Such “personhood” measures, they argue, give the state more leeway to erode abortion access and could lead to pregnant people being criminalized if a fetus is harmed.
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