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.