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Ban on Gender Transition Procedures for Minors Clears Major Hurdle in Tennessee

Ban on Gender Transition Procedures for Minors Clears Major Hurdle in Tennessee
Police are seen surrounding the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville, Tenn., on June 4, 2020. Jason Kempin/Getty Images
Chase Smith
Chase Smith
2/9/2023|Updated: 2/9/2023
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A bill that would ban “gender-affirming care” on minors in Tennessee passed a major hurdle in committee this week and will now go to the full state Senate for a vote, which is expected to pass in the Republican-dominated Legislature.

The act would “prohibit a healthcare provider from performing on a minor or administering to a minor a medical procedure if the performance or administration of the procedure is for the purpose of enabling a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor’s sex.”

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