Entry #13684: Gender-affirming care in South Dakota

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RegionSouth Dakota
IssueGender-affirming care
StatusLegal, but banned for minors
Start DateFeb 13, 2023
End Date(none)
DescriptionHouse Bill 1080 bans gender affirming care for all teenage minors. As in a lot of similar bills there is an exception for "medically verifiable disorder of sex development" for which if the criteria is met performing non-consensual, medically unnecessary surgeries on infants is legal.
Sourceshttps://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24100
https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-south-dakota-lawmakers-turn-their-backs-on-trans-kids-once-again


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StatusLegal, but banned for minors
Start DateFeb 13, 2023
End Date(none)
DescriptionHouse Bill 1080 bans gender affirming care for all teenage minors. As in a lot of similar bills there is an exception for "medically verifiable disorder of sex development" for which if the criteria is met performing non-consensual, medically unnecessary surgeries on infants is legal.
Sourceshttps://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24100 https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-south-dakota-lawmakers-turn-their-backs-on-trans-kids-once-again