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Florida Health Officials Ban Doctors Prescribing Puberty Blockers, Performing Sex-Change Surgery for Kids

Florida Health Officials Ban Doctors Prescribing Puberty Blockers, Performing Sex-Change Surgery for Kids
(Left) (Illustration - Rido/Shutterstock); (Right) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at a Get Out The Vote Rally on Oct. 29, 2022 in Hauppauge, N.Y. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
Michael Wing
Michael Wing
Editor and Writer
11/5/2022|Updated: 3/22/2023
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Florida health officials on Friday, Nov. 4 voted to forbid doctors from providing “gender-affirming care” to minors in the state.

Meeting in Orlando, the Florida Board of Medicine and state Board of Osteopathic Medicine voted 6-3, with five members not present, to ban the prescribing of puberty blockers or hormones and performing of sex-reassignment surgery for children. Minors already receiving the drugs may continue treatment.

Michael Wing
Michael Wing
Editor and Writer
Michael Wing is a writer and editor based in Calgary, Canada, where he was born and educated in the arts. He writes mainly on culture, human interest, and trending news.
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