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House Judiciary hears bill to criminalize certain gender‑affirming care for minors; clinicians and civil‑rights groups urge no
Summary
Sen. John Fuller framed SB164 as an amendment to Montanachild‑endangerment law to bar certain medical treatments for minors; proponents described harms, while medical societies, the ACLU and parents warned it would criminalize routine care, chill providers and risk constitutional challenges.
Sen. John Fuller, R‑Kalispell, opened a House Judiciary hearing on Senate Bill 164, proposing to amend Montanacode section on endangering the welfare of children to criminalize providing or procuring certain medical treatments for people under 16. Fuller told the committee the bill targets “chemically or surgically mutilating” children and said the change fits within the legislatureconstitutional authority.
The committee heard about two hours of testimony. Proponents including Derek A. Streicher, chief legal counsel for the Montana Family Foundation, and Jamie Reid, a self‑described former pediatric gender‑care worker and whistleblower, urged the committee to pass the bill to prevent what they characterized as harmful, irreversible interventions and to provide legal accountability…
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