Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has enacted legislation banning gender surgeries for children under 18. Healthcare workers would also be charged with a felony for performing such procedures.
Utah State Sen. Mike Kennedy, R., discusses what happened to his home after sponsoring a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors in his state.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has banned all sex reassignment procedures for minors in the state, including irreversibleThe Republican governor signed SB 613 into law Monday, making itfor healthcare workers to provide children under the age of 18 gender surgery, puberty-blocking drugs or hormone doses that suppress or delay normal puberty. It also bans the use of any medications or surgical procedures for the purpose of gender transition.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, signed SB 613 into law Monday, restricting sex reassignment procedures for children up to 18 years old in the state. The law comes amid a wide wave of states across the country tackling the legality of sex reassignment procedures. have pushed for restricting or outlawing such procedures, as they have argued children under 18 — who are not legally able to get a tattoo, smoke, or drink — are not old enough to think through the consequences of potentially life-altering decisions.
Democratic-led states have argued the decision to reassign a child’s sex should be left to the child with or without their parent or guardians’ support.
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