A bill that would ban evidence-based health care for transgender minors in West Virginia
Protestors hold signs during a rally opposing HB2007 at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on March 9, 2023.CHARLESTON, W.Va. — , the state estimated to have more transgender youth per capita than any other in the nation, is headed to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice.
The legislation also includes a ban on gender-affirming surgery for minors, something medical professionals emphasize does not happen in West Virginia anyway. Gender dysphoria is defined by medical professionals as severe psychological distress experienced by those whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth.
The House on Saturday unanimously approved the Senate’s changes. The amended bill then passed 88-10, with all ‘no’ votes coming from the body’s shrinking delegation of Democrats. Under the amended bill, a person below the age of 18 would need to be diagnosed with severe gender dysphoria by at least two medical or mental health providers to gain access to medication therapy, including a mental health provider or adolescent medicine specialist.
Hormonal therapy could not be provided to minors before the age of puberty, something West Virginia physicians say doesn’t happen anyway.
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