Youth Health Protection Act
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It shall be unlawful for any medical professional or mental health care professional or counselor to knowingly engage in any of the following practices upon a minor, or cause them to be performed for the purpose of attempting to alter the appearance of or affirm the minor's perception of his or her gender or sex, if that appearance or perception is inconsistent with the minor's sex: [...] (4) Prescribing, administering, or supplying [...] antiandrogen drugs [...] [to] delay normal puberty. (5) Prescribing, administering, or supplying testosterone, estrogen, or progesterone to a minor in an amount greater than would normally be produced endogenously in a healthy individual of that individual's age and sex. (6) Removing any otherwise healthy or nondiseased body part or tissue.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any medical professional or mental health care professional or counselor to knowingly engage in conduct that aids or abets the practices described in subsection (a) of this section to a minor. This section may not be construed to impose liability on any speech protected by federal or State law
Legislative Session
2023-2024 Session
Sponsors
History
Date | Action |
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2023-04-06 | Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate |
2023-04-06 | Passed 1st Reading |
2023-04-05 | Filed |