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Committee hears bills to extend malpractice and insurance coverage windows for minors harmed by gender-transition care
Summary
House Bill 682 would extend statutes of limitation and require insurer reciprocity for detransition care after minors receive gender-transition treatments; the bill drew detailed testimony from detransitioners, clinicians and medical associations.
Representative Greg Komets introduced House Bill 682 as a measure to provide civil remedies and insurance reciprocity for minors who later claim harm from gender-transition medical care. "Detransitioners are real. They do exist, and they deserve protection and empowerment to help undo some of the damage done to them by health practitioners," Komets said in opening remarks.
Proponents included detransitioners who described personal medical harms after hormones and surgeries and urged availability of reconstruction care and longer civil windows to sue for malpractice. Elle…
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