Wyoming has outlawed child “gender reassignment” procedures to ban permanent spaying, neutering, and amputation of minors.
Signed by Governor Mark Gordon (Republican) SF0099The bill, also known as the Child Gender Reassignment Prohibition Act, was signed into law on Friday. The law allows an exception for “procedures or treatments directed at children born with a medically verifiable genetic disorder of sexual development that are performed with the consent of the child’s parent or guardian.” .
“I signed SF99 because I support the child protections contained in this bill. But I believe the government is stepping into the personal issues of families,” Gordon said. said in a statement. press release. “Our legislature needs to sort out its intent regarding parental rights. In some places it inserts government prerogatives while in others it affirms parental rights.”
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The new law states that “surgeries to sterilize children, including castration, vasectomy, hysterectomy, oophorectomy, endomeloplasty, orchidectomy, penectomy, phalloplasty, and vaginoplasty” ” are specifically prohibited.
It also covers “sexual reassignment” and hormones that inhibit puberty.
The move was praised by Gays Against Groomers, an organization made up of gay men and other allies who oppose child transgenderism.
🚨Breaking News: Governor @Mark_Gordon_WY Signed SF0099! Child sterilization and mutilation will be banned in Wyoming!
Thank you to everyone who called! Hooray! #StateByState https://t.co/Ba9Dp2rqbA pic.twitter.com/uKwMXbBtbq
— Gays Against Groomers (@againstgrmrs) March 22, 2024
The governor vetoed HB148, also titled “Abortion Regulation,” on Friday. The bill would impose further restrictions on abortion clinics in Wyoming.
Gordon’s office said that while the originally proposed bill “would have adequately regulated Wyoming’s surgical abortion clinics,” the changes to the bill “complicated its objectives and made it more susceptible to legal challenge.” ” he said.
“With the justices certifying these cases to the Wyoming Supreme Court, the state is closer than ever to a ruling on the constitutionality of abortion in Wyoming,” Gordon said. “It is my opinion that HB148, as amended, could further delay resolution of this critical issue for unborn children.”
He added: “The possibility of starting the legal argument anew is, in my opinion, abandoned and will only cost the lives of more unborn children in Wyoming.”
