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flag The U.S. House passed a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors, making it a federal crime with up to 10 years in prison.

flag The U.S. House of Representatives passed a Republican-backed bill on December 17, 2025, banning gender-affirming care for minors nationwide, including puberty blockers and surgeries, making such treatments a federal crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison. flag Sponsored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the measure passed 216-211 and now moves to the Senate. flag The legislation, framed as protecting minors, also criminalizes female genital mutilation but permits non-consensual surgeries on intersex children. flag Critics, including Rep. Sarah McBride and advocacy groups, condemned it as politically motivated, harmful to transgender and intersex youth, and inconsistent with medical consensus on gender-affirming care.

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