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South Dakota Passes Bill Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Surgery

HeadlineJan 30, 2020

In South Dakota, the Republican-controlled House has passed a bill that criminalizes gender-affirming surgery for transgender youth. Lawmakers voted 46 to 23 in favor of House Bill 1057, which would make it a felony for doctors to provide anyone under the age of 16 with puberty blockers, hormones and other transition-related healthcare. Parents and health professionals say the bill will take away life-saving treatments for transgender youth. Click here to see our full coverage of House Bill 1057 with the ACLU’s Chase Strangio and the Oscar-nominated director Yance Ford, the first openly transgender director nominated for an Academy Award.

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