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# Kansas bill to criminalise healthcare for trans youth
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/kansas-bill-to-criminalise-healthcare-for-trans-youth/
- Published: 2021-02-08T15:45:58.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-08T14:04:23.000Z
- Description: Four conservative lawmakers in Kansas, US, have introduced a bill which felony for doctors to provide gender-affirming medical treatments to trans youth in the state.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Human Rights Watch, Iowa, LGBTQ, Oklahoma, Trans healthcare, Trans Youth, Transgender, US

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Four conservative lawmakers in **Kansas, US**, have introduced a bill which felony for doctors to provide gender-affirming medical treatments to trans youth in the state. According to [*ABC News*](https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/kansas-measure-criminalize-care-transgender-youth-75685938?ref=scenemag.co.uk), state representative **Randy Garber** is one of the bill’s main sponsors, as he believes trans youth are *“too young to be making those decisions”.* However, the bill is unlikely to get a hearing after it faced backlash from a handful Democrats and LGBTQ+ activists.

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The first trans state representative, **Stephanie Byers**, condemned the proposed bill, saying: *“It turns off the medical interventions that a parent can seek for their child. I’ve known who I am since I was – before kindergarten.”* Kansas is among at least eight states where lawmakers are considering such measures against gender-affirming healthcare. **Iowa** and **Oklahoma** recently proposed[ similar bills](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/iowa-and-oklahoma-propose-bills-against-gender-affirming-healthcare/), which aim to make it *“unlawful for a person under the age of 21 years to undergo gender reassignment medical treatment”*.

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The [**Human Rights Watch**](https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/01/26/oklahoma-wants-make-gender-affirming-care-crime?ref=scenemag.co.uk) spoke out against the rising number of anti-trans bills in the US, saying in a statement that gender-affirming healthcare is essential for the wellbeing of trans youth: *“Such treatment can alleviate gender dysphoria and postpone puberty to give children time to explore their gender identity…Whether puberty blockers or steps toward medical transition are appropriate for a given child is a deeply personal determination. For kids who need them, foreclosing these options is a violation of their bodily autonomy and their right to health.”*