US EditionHouse passes bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors
The House passed the Protect Children's Innocence Act criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors as a class C felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison, in a 216-211 vote.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for transgender minors, voting 216 to 211 with some bipartisan crossover.
- Greene last week secured floor consideration as part of a deal to drop her opposition to a key defense bill, framing the legislation as fulfilling promises to protect children.
- The legislation specifies criminal penalties by making physicians face up to 10 years in prison for providing gender-affirming care to minors, and parents could also be held liable.
- Civil rights groups and medical experts warned the vote could chill care nationwide, with Mike Zamore saying it `puts the threat of prosecution between hundreds of thousands of families and their doctors,` while three Democrats supported and four Republicans opposed the bill.
- A companion measure from Rep. Dan Crenshaw would prohibit federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors, with a House vote expected Thursday but uncertain Senate prospects.
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