What are puberty blockers? Arkansas ban puts spotlight on hormone treatment TODAY 4 days ago Kerry Breen
The bill, which passed the state s House and Senate with a wide majority, bans doctors from providing any form of gender-affirming health care to people under the age of 18. Similar measures are being considered in Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee, and more than 20 states are considering other restrictions on transgender children, even as transgender representation increases in legislatures.
Doctors have criticized the measure, especially its restriction on puberty blockers, which are used for multiple conditions beyond treating transgender children and are reversible.
What are puberty blockers?