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Bills creating extended liability for gender‑dysphoria treatments draw sharply divided testimony
Summary
Senate Bill 218, proposing a private cause of action and an extended (25‑year) statute of limitations for harms tied to medical interventions for gender dysphoria, drew large turnout of proponents who described harmful outcomes and opponents who warned the bill would chill medical practice and burden Montana’s health system.
Senator John Fuller introduced Senate Bill 218 as a measure to create a private civil cause of action and extend the statute of limitations to allow people who say they were harmed by medical interventions for gender dysphoria to sue providers. He framed the bill as providing justice for people who later detransition or experience harms.
Proponents included several self‑identified detransitioners and former clinic staff who described irreversible harms. Jamie Reed, who testified to the committee as a former pediatric gender‑clinic employee, urged the Legislature to “say to these harmed patients that we see you” and supported a 25‑year limitation window.…
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