Texas Ban on Gender Modification for Minors Passes Major Hurdle

Texas Republicans cleared a major hurdle to pass a ban on child gender modification surgery and hormones after fierce resistance from Democrats and pro-transgender protesters.
The vote mainly along party lines on May 11 came after five hours of debate on Senate Bill 14 that included multiple attempts by Democrats to water down the bill through 19 proposed amendments.
The bill prohibits “treatment” for childhood gender dysphoria including surgeries that sterilize children, such as removing parts of their reproductive systems, mastectomies, and prescribing drugs that induce temporary or permanent infertility, such as cross-sex hormones, or removing any otherwise healthy or non-diseased body part.
Children currently on hormones for gender dysphoria would have to be weaned off the hormones, according to the bill….