Tennessee lawmakers in the Republican-dominated state House passed a bill Thursday that would make it illegal for adults to help minors find and receive gender reassignment care without the child’s parents’ permission. The bill now heads to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk where it could be signed into law.
The state Senate passed the bill last week and sent it to the House for approval.
This law provides that in Tennessee, “a minor may be subject to a prohibited medical procedure for the purpose of causing the minor to identify with or live in a conflicting identity.” It would punish “recruiting, harboring, or transporting adults.” Makes this crime a felony for the treatment of “alleged discomfort or distress resulting from a mismatch between the minor’s gender or the minor’s alleged gender, regardless of where the medical procedure is performed.” Classify.
Tennessee General Assembly passes bill that would criminalize adults who assist minors with transgender procedures
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Tennessee Republican lawmakers on Wednesday passed a so-called “anti-abortion trafficking” proposal. The proposal has nearly identical language but aims to prevent adults from helping young people obtain abortions without their parents’ consent.
Lee, also a Republican, has not commented on either bill. He also did not respond to Fox News Digital’s inquiries regarding this matter.
Still, supporters of the bills are confident the governor will sign both bills into law.
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January 8, 2020 at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee. Republicans in the Tennessee House and Senate have both passed bills that would make it illegal for adults to assist minors in obtaining gender reassignment care. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
As governor, Lee has not yet vetoed the bill, which approved the state’s ban on abortion and gender reassignment treatment for minors.
Tennessee Democrats opposed both bills, and critics worried they could be applied broadly.
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EDMONTON, CANADA – FEBRUARY 11: At Churchill Square in support of Alberta’s transgender youth after the “Sing with Love” concert at MacDougall United Church on February 11, 2024 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Protesters during a rally. The concert and rally, held Sunday afternoon in downtown Edmonton, aimed to show solidarity with the trans community in opposition to recent government policies impacting transgender children. (Photo credit: Artur Widak/NurPhoto, Getty Images) (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Charges could stem from things like counseling minors about care-finding websites and helping minors travel to other states with less restrictive gender reassignment services. be.
Currently, Idaho is the only other U.S. state with a law cracking down on adults facilitating abortions for minors. But Tennessee could become the first state to impose penalties on adults, specifically regarding gender reassignment procedures and treatment.
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Recently, Maine attracted the attention of more than a dozen Republican attorneys general over a bill under consideration that would effectively establish Maine as a sanctuary state for both abortions and procedures such as gender reassignment surgeries for minors. . The move has been called “totalitarian” by the state legislature. ” If passed, the bill would protect providers from so-called “adversarial” lawsuits.
Fox News Digital’s Brianna Herlihy and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
