US EditionPuerto Rico bans hormone therapy and gender surgery for transgender youth
PUERTO RICO, JUL 17 – The law bans hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and surgeries for transgender youth under 21 and imposes penalties including 15 years in prison and $50,000 fines on medical professionals.
- Puerto Rico's governor signed a bill that bans hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth under 21, attracting criticism from activists.
- The law imposes a 15-year prison sentence and a $50,000 fine for violators, with medical licenses revocation for offenders.
- The law states that minors are vulnerable and requires the state to ensure their well-being.
- Justin Jesús Santiago, the federation's director, announced plans to challenge the law's constitutionality, calling it cruel and inhumane.
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Puerto Rico bans gender-affirming care for trans people under 21
(The Hill) – Transgender Puerto Ricans under the age of 21 will no longer have access to gender-affirming hormone therapy or surgeries under legislation signed this week by the U.S. territory’s Republican Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón that threatens doctors with criminal penalties. The law approved late Wednesday would punish health care professionals who provide gender-affirming care to minors and young adults with a $50,000 fine per violation …
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