Republican senator proposes ban on gender reassignment treatment for minors

First on FOX News: Former physician Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) plans to introduce legislation that would ban gender-related medical procedures on minors and impose penalties on professionals who perform such treatments. That's what Fox News Digital found out. .

The bill, entitled the “Total Protection of Minors (STOP) Act,” would prohibit “competing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or introducing” in interstate commerce. It aims to ban sex reassignment treatment and “castration procedures” for young people. Regarding sexual mutilation of minors. ”

“Americans have categorically rejected the left's dangerous transgender policies, and to be precise, they are child abuse,” Marshall said.

Marshall is expected to introduce the bill in Congress on Wednesday, saying, “The days of dementia doctors and activists making money off the mutilation, spaying and neutering of children are over.”

If passed, the STOP Act would require Health and Human Services (HHS) to impose civil penalties of at least $100,000 on anyone who “provides transgender mutilation services or treatment” to a minor. . Secretary Xavier Becerra currently leads HHS under President Biden. However, when President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, he will be immediately replaced by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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The Republican senator's bill also seeks to provide assistance to people who do not want to continue the gender transition process, commonly referred to as detransitioners.

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Marshall has signaled he would work with Trump on the issue, who has signaled he would seek to reduce “gender-affirming” care for minors.

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“Our laws prioritize the safety of children by prohibiting the use, facilitation, or even complicity in subjecting minors to these irreversible treatments and procedures.” Marshall said. “This bill is just the beginning of our unwavering commitment, led by President Trump, to protect children from the twisted and criminal agenda of transgender activists.”

Marshall spoke during a panel discussion led by Terry Schilling, president of the American Principles Project, and a group of lawmakers who discussed growing Republican interest in legislation that would ban transgender medical treatment of minors. This was the first time I mentioned this bill.

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Lawmakers on the other side of the issue have voiced support for treatments for minors, such as hormone replacement therapy and laser hair removal. Most recently, they pushed back a ban in Tennessee that prohibited minors from receiving puberty blockers.

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In September, 164 members of Congress, including 11 senators and 153 representatives, filed a court brief defending transgender youth against the ban.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on the law on Wednesday and decide whether to uphold the ban.

FOX News' Jamie Jospeh contributed to this report.