Arkansas and South Dakota pass bans targeting transgender minors theguardian.com/us-news/2021/m…
"If the bill is enacted it would be the first prohibition of its kind in the US, opponents say. The bill would prohibit doctors from providing gender confirming hormone treatment or surgery to minors, or from referring them to other providers for the treatment."
It also allows private insurers to refuse to cover gender-affirming care for trans people of any age.
The legislation restricts treatments that have been endorsed by major medical associations and human rights groups."
The legislation restricts treatments that have been endorsed by major medical associations and human rights groups."
The measure is among dozens of bills targeting trans people that have advanced in Arkansas and other states this year. 
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