South Dakota Senate Passes Ban on Transgender Surgeries and Hormone Treatments for Minors

The South Dakota Senate on Thursday sent a bill that protects minors from gender transition surgeries and treatments to Gov. Kristi Noem's (R.) desk for her signature, passing the legislation in a 30-4 party-line vote. The bill, which Noem is expected to sign as soon as next week, prohibits health care providers from administering puberty blockers, cross-gender hormones, and gender transition surgeries on children under 18. The bill passed the same day a whistleblower report prompted Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) and the Missouri attorney general to launch an investigation...