The New Hampshire House has passed HB 619, a bill that would ban gender-affirming genital procedures for minors, with a vote of 199-175. The bill also restricts New Hampshire medical providers from referring patients to providers in other states and now moves to the state Senate for consideration. State Rep. Gerri Cannon (D-NH), who is transgender, questioned the bill's future validity, while State Rep. Jonah Wheeler (D-NH) spoke in the statehouse about his decision to join 13 other Democrats in supporting the bill, which passed by a narrow margin due to their votes. Wheeler criticized his own party's stance on gender-transition surgeries for minors, specifically the irreversible nature of these procedures. Of note, the ban applies only to genital surgeries, which are exceedingly rare for minors in the U.S., as the overwhelming majority of gender-affirming surgeries are chest surgeries.
New Hampshire House Passes Bill Banning Genital Transgender Surgery on Children https://t.co/Pu2csSGO4Z
New Hampshire Democrat votes to ban sex-change surgeries on minors, shames colleagues for supporting the "irreversible surgeries" https://t.co/voMFlubu9f https://t.co/voMFlubu9f
New Hampshire House Votes to Restrict Gender Surgeries for Minors https://t.co/MRSOPAQIDn
They’re not all insane. New Hampshire Dems vote to ban child sex changes, young liberal lawmaker decries 'irreversible surgeries' https://t.co/FQSxvFIcqF
NEW: Democrat New Hampshire State Rep. Jonah Wheeler blasts his own party’s support of gender reassignment surgeries for minors, says things are going too far. Good. This shouldn't even be a debate. “The slippery slope fallacy I don't think applies here. We're talking about… https://t.co/ljLhcKBlLx
BREAKING: New Hampshire House has passed a bill to ban minors from puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and procedures to remove the breasts of girls who identify as boys.
New Hampshire Dems vote to ban child sex changes, young liberal lawmaker decries 'irreversible surgeries' https://t.co/RFfnunHMAn
"Despite being a Democrat, despite being a liberal who believes in human rights, I don't think that children should be able to get these irreversible surgeries." - NH State Rep. Jonah Wheeler (D) https://t.co/u0545qx7hB
There are no such thing as trans children. #NHPolitics https://t.co/zsI37FuUtt
There are no such thing as trans children #NHPolitics https://t.co/yRcbtrAlxl
There is no such thing as trans children. #NHPolitics https://t.co/Vq2Cg5dQfT
We need more LEADERS to break party line. New Hampshire liberal representive Wheeler voted to BAN the trans mutiIation of minors. Our kids need to be protected. https://t.co/zVER8v9mED
Liberal Rep. Wheeler (D-NH) votes to ban the trans mutiIation of minors. He then calls out his own party. This is what we need a lot more of. https://t.co/7b0I2NAVwb
Of note: the NH ban on gender-transition surgeries applies only to genital surgeries, which are exceedingly rarely performed on gender dysphoric minors in the U.S., per a recent study. The overwhelming majority of such surgeries are chest, or top, surgeries. https://t.co/z2cojPwq5C
State Rep. Jonah Wheeler speaks in the New Hampshire statehouse about why he decided to join 13 other Democrats in voting to ban gender-transition surgeries for minors. The bill passed by a narrow margin due to these Dems’ support. https://t.co/v0JqjsYGAj
Rep. Jonah Wheeler and 11 other Democrats voted to ban child-transing genital children for minors. I hope that reason and conscience guide them to consider whether we should ban the chemical castration of children as well. #NHPolitics @jonahowheeler https://t.co/FZCDI21lLX
New Hampshire House passes ban on gender-affirming surgery for minors https://t.co/zf10nwhPNT https://t.co/ysVAiXULxp
199-175: The New Hampshire House passes HB 619, which would ban gender-affirming procedures for minors and restrict New Hampshire medical providers from referring patients to providers in other states. The bill heads next to the state Senate. https://t.co/4lHIOyMyCi
State Rep. Gerri Cannon (D-NH), who is trans, on a bill that would ban gender-affirming procedures for minors: “Our job is to protect the people we serve…When we consider putting legislation into law, we should be asking ourselves, Will this legislation stand the test of time?” https://t.co/klji5IkNWf