Utah bans sex-change surgeries on kids, creates new requirements to prescribe hormone drugs
January 31, 2023 | Utah
Utah’s Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday banning doctors from performing sex change surgeries on minors and creating new requirements for doctors to prescribe hormone blockers and cross-sex hormones to children with gender dysphoria.
Cox, a Republican, signed Senate Bill 16, sponsored by Republican Sen. Mike Kennedy, one day after it was sent to his desk by the Utah legislature. It will go into effect on July 1.
The bill prohibits healthcare providers from prescribing hormone therapies to new patients who have not been diagnosed with gender dysphoria before a certain time period and mandates that providers meet certain requirements.
Under the legislation, practitioners are prohibited from performing sex-change surgeries on minors. Individuals may also bring a malpractice lawsuit against providers for treatment they underwent as a minor if they no longer consent to the sex change….(Excerpt from The Christian Post)
