Transition-Related Health Care for Minors banned by Mississippi

Mississippi Governor Signs Bill Banning Transition-Related Health Care for Minors

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Mississippi has become the seventh state to enact a restriction on certain transition-related health care for minors.

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Minors in Mississippi are now prohibited from receiving puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgery, according to a new bill.

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The governor, Tate Reeves, cites a dangerous movement pushing a false ideology that threatens children's innocence and health.

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The bill prohibits public funding to institutions or individuals offering transition-related healthcare for minors and allows affected minors to sue providers.

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Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Mississippi have signed such measures into law.

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Judges have blocked Arkansas' and Alabama's laws from taking effect pending the outcome of lawsuits.

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The Mississippi bill bars public funds for minors' transition care providers and allows lawsuits against providers by minors who receive such care.

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Restrictions on transition care are part of a wave of state legislation that targets LGBTQ people.

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The bill makes exceptions for intersex infants, circumcision on babies assigned male at birth, and the treatment of health conditions unrelated to gender dysphoria.

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The bill's principal author, Rep. Gene Newman, did not respond to NBC News' request for comment.

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