Illinois SB3920 prohibits medical interventions for gender dysphoria in minors.
The Youth Health Protection Act bans medical doctors from prescribing puberty-suppressing drugs, cross-sex hormones, or performing surgeries for gender dysphoria in minors. It considers such interventions unprofessional conduct subject to disciplinary action. The bill emphasizes biological sex as immutable and opposes altering a minor's anatomy or physiology based on gender identity. It cites potential health risks and unknown long-term effects of such treatments in minors.
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