Headline RoundupFebruary 10th, 2020

Bills in Several States Aim to Criminalize Transgender Treatments for Children

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This post was updated 2/10/2020 at 5:08 p.m. ET Recently introduced bills in South Dakota, Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, South Carolina and Florida aim to criminalize transgender transition-related medical treatments on patients younger than 16 years old. A Republican-controlled South Dakota state Senate voted 5-2 to kill their proposed version of the bill Monday. Some on the left criticized the proposed laws, arguing that outlawing treatment could endanger transgender youth; some on the right said the legislation was proposed to protect children.

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