Arkansas Times reports. Now it goes to Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson for his signature or veto. He has not said what his action will be, but he’s recently signed two other anti-LGBTQ+ bills into law.House Bill 1570 would bar doctors and other health care workers from not only performing gender-confirmation surgeries on people under 18 but from prescribing hormones or puberty-blocking drugs for them.
Such surgeries are not usually performed on minors anyway, while hormones and puberty blockers have been shown to have a positive effect on young transgender people.
The legislation would also ban referrals for such care and would allow private insurers to refuse to cover gender-affirming care for people of any age.“The evidence is clear:.