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Committee advances bill restricting certain medical interventions for minors; sharply divided testimony
Summary
Senate Bill 164 would criminalize performing sex‑altering surgeries and routine cross‑sex hormone treatments on minors when intended to change appearance or affirm a discordant gender identity; supporters said it protects children, opponents warned it criminalizes parental and medical decision‑making and urged rejection or major revision.
Senator John Fuller opened Senate Bill 164, which would revise the criminal offense of endangering the welfare of children to prohibit performing or facilitating specified puberty‑blocking or cross‑sex treatments and certain surgeries for persons under age 16 when the purpose is to alter the child’s appearance to match a perceived gender different from the child's biological sex.
Supporters argued the bill protects vulnerable children from irreversible medical interventions taken before…
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