Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday signed legislation banning gender affirming surgeries for minors, calling it a "dangerous movement" that misleads young children.
Gov. Tate Reeves signed House Bill 1125 into law Tuesday afternoon, establishing the Regulate Experimental Adolescent Procedures (REAP) Act. The act prohibits "gender transition procedures for a person under eighteen
Gov. Tate Reeves (R-MS) signed legislation Tuesday that will ban minors from accessing gender transition surgeries and hormone therapy after the bill passed the Republican-controlled state Senate last week. The bill, known as the Regulate.
Conservative leaders and legal minds are pleased that another state is protecting children who are confused about their gender from prematurely making permanent changes to their bodies.