An Act prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors and coverage for gender transition procedures for minors.
This Pennsylvania bill, titled the Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act, prohibits health care practitioners from performing gender transition procedures on minors and bars government programs and private insurers from covering these treatments for individuals under 18. The legislation defines gender transition procedures broadly to include puberty-blocking drugs, cross-sex hormones, and various surgical interventions, while explicitly stating that adults aged 18 and older retain the right to access such care. By restricting these specific medical services for minors, the law aims to prevent what the bill describes as irreversible and risky treatments, though it does not alter the ability of adults to undergo gender-affirming care.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 20, 2024
Last action Jun 20, 2024
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Committee
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Jun 20, 2024
Committee
Referred to Health
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
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