Mississippi Senate passes limit on transgender health care

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG
Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Senate has given final approval to a bill that would ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18.

House Bill 1125 passed the Senate on Tuesday. It will go to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, who is running for reelection. He has indicated he will sign it into law.

Nationally, conservatives are pushing dozens of proposals in statehouses to restrict transgender athletes, gender-affirming care and drag shows.

The vote in the Mississippi Senate came less than a week after transgender teenagers, their families and others who support them protested against the bill.