{"id":1910580,"date":"2023-04-06T06:43:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T10:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-bans-transgender-procedures-for-minors\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T06:43:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T10:43:57","slug":"indiana-bans-transgender-procedures-for-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-bans-transgender-procedures-for-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Bans Transgender Procedures for Minors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findiana-bans-transgender-procedures-for-minors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1910580&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\nIndiana governor Eric Holcomb (Via Twitter)<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Indiana Governor, Eric Holcomb (R.), has signed a bill into law, banning minors from undergoing sex-change medications and procedures. This legislation brings Indiana in line with the twelve other states that previously passed similar measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Opponents of the bill, which prohibits all transgender procedures for minors, have already filed a suit to contest it.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/indiana-governor-gender-affirming-care-ban-09bdabec268dbd8d79397a43f21694ed\"><span> (source)<\/span><\/a><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Holcomb noted in a statement that \u201cPermanent gender-changing surgeries with lifelong impacts and medically prescribed preparation for such a transition should occur as an adult, not as a minor.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This bill was enacted as Oregon Democrats <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/dems-push-to-make-oregon-a-safe-haven-for-child-sex-changes\/\"><span>push<\/span><\/a><span> the Reproductive Health and Access to Care Act, which would allow minors to obtain sex-change surgery and abortions without parental consent. The Act goes even further by requiring insurers to cover elective surgeries such as facial reconstruction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Indiana joins other states like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/south-dakota-senate-passes-ban-on-transgender-surgeries-and-hormone-treatments-for-minors\/\"><span>South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/mississippi-becomes-seventh-state-to-outlaw-sex-change-surgeries-for-minors\/\"><span>Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span>, which have signed similar restrictions on cross-sex treatments for minors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Republicans have applauded Holcomb\u2019s bill, with Indiana Senator, Mike Braun stating that \u201cA child cannot consent to irreversible sex change surgery, and Indiana will no longer allow children to take dangerous drugs with long-term consequences\u201d.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fox59.com\/indiana-news\/holcomb-signs-bill-banning-gender-transitioning-care-care-for-minors\/\"><span> (source)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The bill\u2019s author, State Senator Tyler Johnson (R.), stated that &#8220;We really felt common-sense policy to help protect kids, and that\u2019s really the biggest reason we wanted to get this done.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> Nonetheless, Jane Henegar, the American Civil Liberties Union executive director in Indiana, pledged to challenge the law, stating that \u201cIn addition to targeting an already vulnerable group, this law blatantly disregards the rights of parents and families to make decisions about their children\u2019s health\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indiana governor Eric Holcomb (Via Twitter) Indiana governor Eric Holcomb (R.) signed a bill Wednesday banning sex-change medications and procedures for minors, joining 12 other states that have passed similar measures. Holcomb signed Senate Bill 480, a move which comes as red and blue states push opposing legislation governing cross-sex treatments for minors. 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