US EditionNew Hampshire lawmakers give final approval to gender-affirming care ban
- On Thursday, New Hampshire lawmakers gave final approval to two bills banning most gender-affirming care for minors in the state.
- These bills are a response to Republican lawmakers' efforts last year to oppose gender-related policies they view as extreme and to raise concerns about the potential side effects of related treatments.
- One bill prohibits puberty blockers and hormone treatments for those under 18, while the other bans gender-affirming chest surgeries for minors, with patients currently treated allowed to continue.
- House Bill 377 was approved by the House with a vote of 202-161 and by the Senate at 16-8. State Representative Lisa Mazur stated that the legislation affirms the authority of states to oversee and restrict the administration of these potentially dangerous medications to minors.
- The bills are currently with Governor Kelly Ayotte, whose approval would establish New Hampshire as the first state in the Northeast to prohibit gender-affirming care for minors.
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New Hampshire passes bills banning transgender treatments for minors
New Hampshire lawmakers sent several bills to Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s (R-NH) desk Thursday that would ban certain transgender treatments and surgeries for minors. Lawmakers in the state House and Senate passed House Bill 377 in 202-161 and 16-8 votes, respectively, in the chambers. Two Democrats in the House voted with Republicans for the legislation, while the vote followed party lines in the Senate. Ayotte has not said whether she would sign the b…
New Hampshire lawmakers give final approval to gender-affirming care ban
New Hampshire lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to bills that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors in the state, sending the measures to Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte, who has not yet said whether she will sign them. State lawmakers voted to pass House Bill 377, which would prohibit doctors from administering puberty blockers…
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