Federal Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors and Funding Restrictions.
This bill establishes a federal prohibition on performing gender-affirming surgeries and administering specific hormones or puberty blockers to individuals under 18. Violating this ban is a federal crime punishable by up to 12 years in prison. Furthermore, the law prohibits the use of federal funds, including health insurance subsidies (ACA, Medicaid), to cover the costs of such care.
Key points
Establishes a federal crime, punishable by up to 12 years in prison, for providing gender-affirming care (surgeries, hormones, puberty blockers) to individuals under 18.
Federal funding, including Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA tax credits, is prohibited from covering gender-affirming care services or health plans that include them.
Higher education institutions and accrediting agencies that offer instruction in gender-affirming care risk losing access to federal funds.
Non-citizens who provide gender-affirming care to minors may face deportation or be deemed inadmissible to the U.S.
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