State legislatures, governors, and administrative agencies across the country have taken steps to eliminate access to procedures for people under the age of 18. This includes puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones.
On Jan. 28, President Donald Trump signed an executive order restricting transgender procedures for minors. Since then, efforts from states to ban or protect such procedures have escalated.
Approximately 1.6 million U.S. individuals — about 0.6% of the population — ages 13 and older identify as transgender, and an estimated 300,100 people from the age of 13 to 17, according to the Williams Institute.
Walt Heyer, a senior fellow for the conservative Family Research Council, said the bans will benefit children in the long run.
“What we have is children who have been led
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