House to vote on Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to criminalize gender-affirming care, MTG says

"Greene's bill would criminalize medically necessary, often lifesaving care for transgender youth. It would make it a felony to provide puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones for the treatment of gender dysphoria; the bill calls this chemical castration, even though the effects of these treatments are reversible. It would also ban gender-affirming surgery, which the bill terms bodily mutilation. Genital surgery is almost never performed on minors, although some undergo top surgery."

"Health care providers would be subject to a sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison and/or a significant fine for violations if the bill becomes law. Even helping a trans teenager cross state lines or access telehealth services for care could result in a decade-long prison sentence, and parents could be implicated if they administer medication prescribed for their children."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene secured a promise from House Majority Leader Steve Scalise for a floor vote on the Protect Children's Innocence Act (H.R. 3492) in exchange for her support of the National Defense Authorization Act. The measure would criminalize gender-affirming care for people under 18, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and most surgeries, and characterizes those treatments as chemical castration and bodily mutilation. Health care providers could face up to 10 years in federal prison and fines. Assisting access across state lines or via telehealth and parental administration of prescribed medication could also carry criminal penalties. Greene is set to resign in January.

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