Conservative US states
Iowa and Georgia ban transgender treatment for minors
Protests in Georgia once morest the transgender law that has now been passed, which further restricts the rights of trans people.
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Monks. Iowa and Georgia are other conservative US states that have enacted bans on underage sex-confirming medical treatment. Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation Thursday prohibiting doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and sex reassignment hormone treatments to under-18s. Another law prohibits trans people in schools from using public toilets that match their gender identity.
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In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law banning most underage gender-confirming surgeries and hormone treatments. The governor of Arkansas signed a similar law into law for his state on Wednesday. In Idaho, such a law still lacks the governor’s signature. Similar laws apply in Mississippi, Utah and South Dakota. Such a legislative process is underway in Missouri.
In democratically governed US states, on the other hand, the rights of trans people are protected: In Minnesota, the governor signed an ordinance on Wednesday intended to protect access to gender-affirming treatment for minors.
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