Transgender youth, advocates urge rejection of bill banning medical treatments
The Montgomery Advertiser 10 mins ago Brian Lyman, Montgomery Advertiser
In a virtual press call on Tuesday, officials from the Human Rights Campaign, medical providers and families of transgender youth said the legislation would put legislators in the middle of family decisions on health care and would put a vulnerable population at considerable risk.
Phineas Fleming-Smith, a transgender youth, said during the call he did not want to be used as a “political pawn” by legislators.
“Why are you doing this?” he asked. “Why are you using your position of power to cause harm to kids?”
Transgender youth, advocates urge rejection of bill banning medical treatments
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Alabama bill would criminalize gender-affirming medical care for trans kids
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Alabama Senate Votes to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Minors March 02 2021 7:55 PM EST
The Alabama Senate Tuesday approved a bill that would ban gender-affirming health care for transgender minors amid protests against the measure at the state capitol in Montgomery.
Senate Bill 10, dubbed the Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, passed by a vote of 23-4, the
Montgomery Advertiser reports. A companion bill is under consideration in the state’s House of Representatives. Similar pieces of legislation have been proposed in several other states over the past few years, but not one has become law.
The Alabama bill would bar medical professionals from administering hormones or puberty blockers to anyone under the age of 19, in addition to prohibiting gender-affirming surgeries for this age group. Doctors could face prison time for violations.
Alabama Senate approves bill banning transgender youth treatments
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