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A bill that would prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming health care for minors passed Indiana’s Republican-controlled Senate on Tuesday, despite opposition from Democrats.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican state Senators voted Tuesday to advance a ban on all gender-affirming care for those under 18, the latest in this year's movement by conservative states aiming to limit the rights of transgender youth.
Indiana Republican state Senators are advancing a proposal to ban all gender-affirming care for children and teens under 18. The Indiana lawmakers are the latest to join a conservative movement to limit transgender rights. They voted 36-12 to send the bill to the state House after a contentious committee hearing last week. Witnesses said hormone therapy and puberty blockers are often life-saving for trans kids, while doctors testified they do not typically refer patients under 18 for gender transition surgeries. Tuesday’s vote came on the last day senators could send a bill to the House for ...
Indiana Republican state Senators voted Tuesday to advance a ban on all gender-affirming care for those under 18, the latest in this year's movement by conservative states aiming to limit the rights of transgender youth.
"It's common sense public policy to protect Hoosier children from unproven, irreversible, life-altering procedures," said state Sen. Tyler Johnson, R-Leo.