Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) says he’s firmly against transgender surgery being performed on minors and, if given the chance, he would sign a bill prohibiting the procedure.
Here Are the States That Want to Ban Trans Surgeries for Minors
People play in the Washington Square Park fountain at the annual Pride Parade June 29, 2019, in New York. (Photo: Erin Lefevre/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
At least 16 states have taken action to ban doctors from performing transgender surgeries and procedures on minors.
Arkansas became the first state to ban the surgeries and procedures for minors when the Legislature overrode Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s veto of the Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act.
Polling conducted by the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation found that 57% of Americans oppose allowing minors with gender dysphoria to receive gender transition surgery, puberty blockers, or cross-sex hormones.