Arizona, Oklahoma Governors Sign Anti-Trans Bills Into Law
approved by the Arizona House last week and had previously been OK’d by the Senate. Meanwhile, Stitt signed an anti-trans sports bill into law, following its final approval by legislators last week.“Today I signed S.B.
1138 and S.B. 1165, legislation to protect participation and fairness for female athletes, and to ensure that individuals undergoing irreversible gender reassignment surgery are of adult age,” Ducey, a Republican, said in a letter explaining his support for the measures. “This legislation is common-sense and narrowly-targeted to address these two specific issues — while ensuring that transgender individuals continue to receive the same dignity, respect and kindness as every individual in our society.”The health care bill, as passed, does not prohibit hormone treatment or puberty blockers for young people, although an earlier version of the legislation did.
Doctors do not generally recommend genital surgery for people under 18, but young people sometimes undergo breast surgery, which is banned by the legislation along with genital surgery.
The legislation interferes with private medical decisions, opponents said.The decision to undergo gender-affirming surgery is “never made lightly,” Rep.
