Senate President Ty Masterson, R-Andover, celebrated passage by the Kansas Senate of a bill banning gender-affirming medical care. The bill moves to the Kansas House. Masterson said the Legislature was prepared to override a veto by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate approved with a bipartisan supermajority a bill prohibiting health professionals from providing gender-affirming care to minors …

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Kansas Senate easily adopts bill blocking gender-affirming health care for minors • Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Senate easily adopted a bill blocking gender-affirming health care for minors. Governor Laura Kelly vetoed an attempt in 2024 to pass a comparable measure. TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate approved with a bipartisan supermajority a bill prohibiting health professionals from providing gender-affirming care to minors and enforcing that statewide ban with civil, financial and regulatory sanctions for violators. The Senate voted 32-8 on Wednesd…

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On the Hill: Health Care Gets in the Weeds

House Republicans dispatched eight amendments proposed by Democrats on Thursday before granting first-round approval of a bill preventing Kansas health professionals from providing individuals under the age of 18 with gender-affirming care. Continue reading ...

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House lawmakers will need to return for a final vote to officially send the ban to the governor. But the proposal has passed both chambers.  The bill bans puberty blockers, hormone treatments and gender-affirming surgeries for minors.  Past proposals failed to override vetoes by Gov. Laura Kelly, but there are more Republicans in the Statehouse this year   Kansas Republicans are poised to ban gender-affirming care for transgender mino…

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