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Committee declines to advance Youth Health Protection Act after lengthy, emotional hearing
Summary
House Bill 12 53 would bar medical and surgical gender-transition interventions for minors, require parental notification for certain school/agency contacts, and create reporting pathways; the Health & Human Services Committee postponed the bill indefinitely after a prolonged, high‑attendance hearing.
House Bill 12 53 (Youth Health Protection Act), carried by Rep. Bradley, would prohibit medical and surgical gender-transition procedures for minors, restrict certain mental-health services aimed at "forming a minor's conceptions of sex and gender," and add parental-notification and reporting provisions for government employees. Sponsors said the bill would protect children from irreversible, non-FDA-approved interventions (puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, surgeries) and would preserve parental rights and informed consent.…
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