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5. Vance introduced a bill to ban sex-change surgeries for minors
Last July, Vance introduced the U.S. Senate version of the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, which would ban the performance of body-mutilating procedures on youth exhibiting confusion about the sex by classifying them as Class C felonies. In a statement announcing his introduction of the legislation, Vance proclaimed, “Under no circumstances should doctors be allowed to perform these gruesome, irreversible procedures on underage children.”
“With this legislation, we have an opportunity to save countless young Americans from a lifetime of suffering and regret,” he added. The bill has failed to gain traction, although it secured 47 cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Vance’s legislation would also prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for gender transition surgeries. The introduction of the Protect Children’s Innocence Act comes at a time when states are taking action to ban some or all forms of gender transition procedures on minors amid concerns about their long-term harmful effects.
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The American College of Pediatricians has listed the side effects of puberty blockers prescribed to trans-identified youth as “osteoporosis, mood disorders, seizures, [and] cognitive impairment” while warning that cross-sex hormones can cause youth with gender dysphoria to experience “an increased risk of heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, blood clots and cancers across their lifespan.”
A lawsuit filed by detransitioner Chloe Cole maintains that the double mastectomy she received as a minor when she identified as a male left her with suicidal thoughts as well as “deep physical and emotional wounds, severe regrets, and distrust of the medical system.”
The states that have enacted bans on some or all types of gender transition procedures for minors include: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
