A bill in Georgia is part of a national trend of Republican lawmakers passing restrictions on gender-affirming care. If it passes the state House, it'll prohibit medical professionals from administering procedures or therapies for transgender minors.
If it passes the state House, the legislation would prohibit medical professionals in Georgia from administering "irreversible procedures or therapies" for transgender minors, including hormone blockers and gender-affirming surgery.
A supporter, State Sen. Ben Watson pointed out puberty blockers will remain legal and said they'd "threaded the needle" with the bill after much research.State Sen. Sally Harrell , who has a transgender child, spoke about the need for other help for these children, including psychotherapeutic support. "We cannot take away treatment for these kids without having something else in place. And we don't have anything else in place," she said.
"None of us know much about this subject. And we don't know what these kids are going through. If this bill passes...some desperate kids are going to feel more desperate," she said."When young people don't receive the gender-affirming care that they need, they die," said State Sen. Kim Jackson .
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