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Utah considers ban on procedures to change minors' gender
HB 174 aims to restrict puberty blockers and hormones for minors amid concerns over health risks and evidence reliability, while opponents cite a 72% rise in suicide attempts, experts say.
- On Tuesday, the Utah House Health and Human Services Committee heard comments on House Bill 174, introduced by State Rep. Rex P. Shipp, which would ban cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers for minors.
- Citing methodological reviews, proponents of HB 174 pointed to the Cass review and a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services review last year to question evidence for pediatric medical transition.
- Patient advocate Chloe Cole, now with Do No Harm, said she began transitioning at age 12, later detransitioned, and described lasting physical harms including scars that burst into open wounds.
- Dr. Collin Kuhn warned that anti-trans laws are linked to up to a 72% increase in suicide attempts, while David Torrey, Salt Lake City, urged rejection of HB 174.
- Following prior state policy steps, Miceli criticized the Utah Department of Health and Human Services report called for when Senate Bill 16 set a moratorium, while testimony featured absolutist rhetoric denying transgender children.
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