Much of Europe has outlawed gender reassignment surgery and treatment for children but here in the USA there seems to be a big push to allow children to choose, without their parent's permission and often even against their parent's opposition, to have the sexual organs surgically altered, to allow for chemical castration and breast removal or construction all in the name of mental health safety.
13 state now outlaw this type of treatment. Which some say is life saving. Others say is outright mutilation.
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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb speaks with reporters at the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Indianapolis. Holcomb did not commit on Tuesday to signing a bill approved last week by Republican legislators that would ban virtually all gender-affirming medical care for those younger than 18 in the state. Holcomb faces a Wednesday deadline to sign or veto the proposal. (AP Photo/Tom Davies)
The 12 other states that have enacted laws that restrict or ban gender-affirming care are Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah, South Dakota, and West Virginia.
13 state now outlaw this type of treatment. Which some say is life saving. Others say is outright mutilation.
Indiana governor bans gender transition surgery on transgender youth
Gov. Eric Holcomb (R-IN) signed a bill that bans gender transition surgery for all minors on Wednesday, which will start being enforced this summer.
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Indiana governor bans gender transition surgery on transgender youth
Gov. Eric Holcomb (R-IN) signed a bill that bans gender transition surgery for all minors on Wednesday, which will start being enforced this summer.
Indiana joins the ranks of 12 other states that have restricted or banned the use of medication to help transgender youth transition. The new bill will go into effect July 1, and transgender minors have until the end of 2023 to stop using the medication.
Opponents of the legislation claimed the types of care the bill bans, including hormone therapy and puberty blockers, are vital and potentially life-saving for transgender children, according to the Associated Press. Some medical professionals have said the effects of the procedures are reversible and safe.
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Supporters of the bill disagreed and claimed that the procedures and medication were irreversible and that decisions about the procedures and medication could only be made by an adult patient, not parents or minors.
“Momentum continues to build for protecting children from dangerous, experimental sex-change procedures," Terry Schilling, the president of American Principles Project, said in a statement shared with the Washington Examiner. “It’s unfortunate, of course, that such measures are even necessary. While children with gender dysphoria deserve true care and compassion, the transgender industry has instead tossed aside the Hippocratic Oath in favor of pushing these kids into becoming permanent medical patients. However, no amount of sterilizing drugs or mutilating surgeries will ever fulfill the promise of allowing them to become the opposite sex. This is horrific medical malpractice, and it ought to be penalized as such."
Republican lawmakers have also banned gender-transition surgeries for minors in the state, but hospital representatives in Indiana said doctors do not perform genital surgeries for minors.
The 12 other states that have enacted laws that restrict or ban gender-affirming care are Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah, South Dakota, and West Virginia.