Medical Restrictions For Transgender Youth Stall At Capitol

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposed law restricting medical care for transgender teenagers has stalled at the Utah Legislature.

The measure would have blocked doctors from prescribing medications like hormones and puberty blockers as well as surgical interventions for transgender children.

Lawmakers voted Friday to send the bill back to the Rules Committee, which stalls the bill from moving forward.

Several doctors and medical professionals who testified were strongly opposed to the bill and said legislators shouldn’t be able to dictate what care a patient can receive.

Supporters of the bill say the legislation isn’t intended to harm transgender individuals but to protect children.