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This bill, known as the "Youth Health Protection Act", amends several titles in the Tennessee Code Annotated, relating to health regulations. The legislation introduces several prohibitions concerning medical and healthcare services for minors who wish to transition gender, including surgery that sterilizes the minor, mastectomy, and certain hormonal treatments. Exceptions are provided for minors born with a medically verifiable genetic disorder of sexual development. The bill also stipulates that parents can withhold consent for certain treatments or services for their children related to sexuality and gender, and it establishes whistleblowing protections for healthcare providers who report violations of these provisions. The legislation also restricts the use of state funds for gender transition procedures. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2023. Medical terms used in the bill include: mastectomy (surgical removal of one or both breasts); hysterectomy (removal of the uterus); oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries); metoidioplasty (a gender-confirming surgery); orchiectomy (removal of one or both testes); penectomy (removal of the penis); phalloplasty (construction or reconstruction of a penis); vaginoplasty (construction or reconstruction of a vagina); supraphysiologic doses (doses higher than normally found in the body); androgen (a type of hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of male sex characteristics); estrogen (a type of hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of female characteristics); Tanner stage 5 development (the final stage of physical maturation, typically associated with the end of puberty).

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0005&ga=113