The bill would let a person who was injured by certain gender-transition procedures received before age 18 sue the medical practitioner who provided them. The procedures covered include puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgery, with exceptions for specified medical conditions and emergencies. A lawsuit could be filed up to 30 years after the person turns 18. The bill would also state that federal law does not require practitioners to perform these procedures and would make states that require them ineligible for Health and Human Services funding.
A person who received a covered procedure as a minor, or a representative acting for that person, could seek court orders, damages, and legal fees if the person was injured. The bill applies when one of its listed connections to interstate or foreign commerce or U.S. territories is present. It would also affect federal funding eligibility for states that require the procedures.
The text provides no cost estimate. It allows courts to award compensatory and punitive damages, attorney's fees, and costs. It also makes states that meet the bill's stated condition ineligible for Health and Human Services funding; the text gives no funding amounts.
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