A bill criminalizing gender-affirming health care for minors overwhelmingly passed the Idaho House Tuesday, despite warnings from opponents who said it would likely increase suicide rates among teens.
Republican lawmakers in more than two dozen states have pushed for bans on gender-affirming care this year, targeting what doctors and psychologists widely consider medically necessary care.
Democratic Rep. Chris Mathias, of Boise, said transgender youth already self-harm and take their own lives at disturbingly high rates.A regional Planned Parenthood affiliate said in a statement that the gender-affirming care ban is"one of the most extreme attacks on transgender health care that we've seen across the U.S."
The bill banning gender-affirming care was pushed by the Idaho Family Policy Center, a religious lobbying group that has also advocated for anti-abortion legislation. Blaine Conzatti, the group's president, said in a press release that the organization was excited that a super-majority of state representatives voted in favor of the bill.
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