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Kansas Senate passes bill restricting gender‑affirming medical care for minors
Summary
After hours of debate and failed amendments, the Kansas Senate passed Senate Bill 63, titled the Help Not Harm Act, by a 32–8 roll call. The measure bans chemical and surgical interventions for minors and creates civil, licensing and insurance penalties; several amendments seeking different age thresholds or grandfathering were defeated.
The Kansas Senate passed Senate Bill 63, the Help Not Harm Act, on a 32–8 roll call after an extended floor debate and multiple failed amendments.
The bill, described on the Senate floor as prohibiting "health care providers from giving chemical and surgical intervention to a child whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's ***," also authorizes a civil cause of action against providers, restricts state funds from promoting gender transitioning, bars professional liability insurance from covering damages for such treatment to minors, and allows professional discipline for providers who perform prohibited interventions.
Supporters said the measure protects children from irreversible medical interventions they described as experimental. Senator Johnson (carrier of the bill) cited testimony from a pediatric endocrinologist and other witnesses who, according to her…
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