Bill > S778

This bill, titled the "Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2021", amends Chapter 110 of Title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit healthcare providers from performing gender reassignment medical interventions, such as surgeries, hormone treatments, or puberty blockers, on minors under the age of 18. The bill includes an exception for individuals with ambiguous biological sex characteristics or those who have been determined through genetic or biochemical testing to not have a normal sex chromosome structure, hormone production, or hormone action. Violation of this prohibition can result in a fine or up to 5 years in prison, but the minor on whom the intervention is performed cannot be prosecuted. The bill also allows individuals who have undergone such interventions to bring a civil lawsuit against the healthcare providers.