A GOP lawmaker hailing from the state of Louisiana has crafted and proposed a new piece of legislation that, if passed, would allow adults who received sex change operations while they were still minors to file lawsuits up to 15 years later. Republican state Sen. Arthur Orr revealed that the reason he created the bill was to provide protection for individuals who were allowed to make this massive life-altering decision while they were still just kids.
Another important measure in the legislation would require warnings concerning the dangers of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgeries be given to those seeking these forms of treatment.
A person’s mind and personality is not fully formed until the age of 25. Now, that’s not to say these surgeries need to be banned for folks until that age is reached, though that would probably be a good idea. The point is a minor isn’t remotely mature enough to decide to permanently alter their bodies. Many who are currently experiencing gender dysphoria right now are simply going through a phase. To some that will sound offensive, but it’s true. Transgenderism has become a social contagion. Hasty actions taken to transition could result in not only regret, but deep set depression later in life, increasing the risk for suicide.
It’s both irresponsible and immoral to allow children to receive these procedures.
“The crux of the bill is it allows the child who during their minor years receives some kind of gender realignment or change to sue the doctors and counselors that advised them to do so,” Orr went on to say, according to Alabama Daily News. “It would hold the adults responsible for pushing children down this road.”
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Alabama banned sex-change treatments for minors in 2022, though the law has faced legal obstacles. Orr’s proposed legislation would expand the statute of limitations for those already affected by the procedures and act as a backup in case the ban is struck down, the Alabama Daily News reported.
“It would be very difficult to attack a mere extension of the statute of limitations for bringing a lawsuit against a provider that facilitated and pushed a child (toward a transformation procedure or care),” Orr said, according to the Alabama Daily News. Arkansas passed similar legislation in 2023 that allows individuals to file medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors who provide sex-change procedures for minors. If the Alabama legislation passes, several more states could follow suit. The Supreme Court is set to review the legality of bans on sex-change operations for minors, a ruling that will affect the laws in several states.
“It is disturbing that you would allow a child to make a life-changing decision that is irreversible in most cases,” Orr said in his interview with the Alabama Daily News. “I hope you never have a child have their life severely affected and at age 27 they wake up and realize how wrong it all was when they were making decisions 10 or 12 years before.”
The bill will be considered during the 2025 legislative session which is scheduled to begin on Feb.4.