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# Alabama law may prohibit trans youth healthcare
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/alabama-law-may-prohibit-trans-youth-healthcare/
- Published: 2021-01-08T12:12:52.000Z
- Updated: 2021-01-07T16:33:38.000Z
- Description: Lawmakers in Alabama, US, are constructing a bill which will prevent young trans people under the age of 18 from accessing puberty blockers.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Alabama, Kiera Bell, LGBTQ, Mermaids, puberty blockers, Trans Rights, Trans Youth, UK

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Lawmakers in **Alabama, US,** are constructing a bill which will prevent young trans people under the age of 18 from accessing puberty blockers. According to local news outlet, [**Al.com**](https://www.al.com/news/2021/01/alabama-lawmakers-again-seek-to-ban-transgender-treatments-for-minors.html?ref=scenemag.co.uk), legislative sessions for the so-called ‘Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act’ are due to start on **February 2**, with heavy backing from state representative, Wes Allen who said: *“These kids that are suffering from that psychological disorder, we need to treat those patients and those kids and try to help them and not give them these powerful drugs.”*

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The bill, which would also prohibit transitional surgeries on trans youth, was proposed by Allen in collaboration with senator **Shay Shelnutt**, who suggested similar laws last year but the process was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Allen said he does not believe in transitioning: *“I have a biblical worldview that we’re all made in the image of God and there are only two sexes, male and female. And I believe in science, I believe in biology, and when a person is born male, they’re male. When a person is born female, they’re female.”*

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Similar [laws](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/british-court-ruling-may-prevent-under-16s-from-accessing-puberty-blockers/) preventing young trans people from accessing puberty blockers were recently passed in the **UK**, causing disappointment for many trans and gender diverse people. The new regulations came about when **Kiera Bell**, 23, brought action against The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust (which houses the Gender Identity Development Services/GIDS) after taking puberty blockers at age 16, before later detransitioning in her early 20s. Many have expressed deep disappointment at the court judgement, with trans advocacy organisation, [**Mermaids**](https://twitter.com/Mermaids%5FGender/status/1333731705279172610?ref=scenemag.co.uk), describing it as a *“devastating blow”* and a betrayal of young trans people.