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Indiana joins wave of Republican states banning ‘gender transitions’ for children

Updated: April 6, 2023 at 3:58 pm EST  See Comments

Thu Apr 6, 2023 – 2:47 pm EDTThu Apr 6, 2023 – 3:02 pm EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (LifeSiteNews) — The governor of Indiana has signed legislation to protect gender-confused children from partaking in irreversible drugs and surgeries.  

On Wednesday, Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law a bill that prohibits medical professionals from distributing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones as well as committing “gender transition” surgeries for citizens under the age of 18.  

Holcomb, who has previously vetoed pro-family legislation, reluctantly signed the bill after criticizing it.

READ: Indiana lawmakers override GOP governor’s veto, ban ‘transgender’ men from women’s sports

“A physician or other practitioner may not aid or abet another physician practitioner in the provision of gender transition procedures of a minor,” SB 480 states. “This section does not prohibit a physician or other practitioner from providing … services to individuals born with a medically verifiable disorder of sex development.” 

Forbidden drugs include estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone which are “given to an individual in an amount greater than would normally be produced endogenously in a healthy individual of that individual’s age and sex.” 

“Gender transition procedures” include “physician’s services, practitioner’s services, inpatient and outpatient

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