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| Region | Arkansas |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal, but banned for minors |
| Start Date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| End Date | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Description | The state legislature passed the "Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act." This law prohibits any person under 18 from receiving gender-affirming care. The law passed despite a gubernatorial veto. This was the first ever bill passed in the United States that outlawed gender-affirming care for people under the age of 18. |
| Sources | https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/act-626-of-2021-15789/ https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=HB1570&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021R |
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| Description | The state legislature passed the "Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act." This law prohibits any person under 18 from receiving gender-affirming care. The law passed despite a gubernatorial veto. | The state legislature passed the "Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act." This law prohibits any person under 18 from receiving gender-affirming care. The law passed despite a gubernatorial veto. This was the first ever bill passed in the United States that outlawed gender-affirming care for people under the age of 18. |
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| Status | Legal, but banned for minors |
| Start Date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| End Date | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Description | The state legislature passed the "Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act." This law prohibits any person under 18 from receiving gender-affirming care. The law passed despite a gubernatorial veto. |
| Sources | https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/act-626-of-2021-15789/ https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=HB1570&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021R |