A bill approved last week by Idaho's House of Representatives adds medical care for transgender youth to a section of Idaho law already on the books that bans female genital mutilation. It adds language making it a felony either to perform gender-affirming surgery on transgender youth or to provide medication meant to block or delay the onset of puberty. The new language also makes either providing a child with gender-affirming care or transporting a child across state lines for such care a felony punishable with up to life in prison. Rep. Bruce Skaug, the lead sponsor, said “This bill is about protecting children, which is a legitimate state interest. We do that all of the time. We need to stop sterilizing and mutilating children under the age of 18. This bill is not about the adults or adult trans community at all. It is about children.”
Idaho Bill Will Make Trans Medical Treatment Punishable By Life In Prison
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