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This bill, titled the "Protect Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025", seeks to establish legal protections against gender transition procedures for individuals under 18 years old. The bill creates a private right of action allowing minors (or their representatives) to sue medical practitioners who perform gender transition procedures up to 30 years after turning 18, with potential remedies including declaratory relief, compensatory and punitive damages, and attorney's fees. The bill defines "gender transition procedures" as puberty-blocking drugs, cross-sex hormones, or surgeries intended to change a person's body to match their gender identity when it differs from their biological sex. The bill provides exceptions for individuals with ambiguous biological sex characteristics, medical treatments addressing complications, or procedures necessary to prevent imminent medical danger. Additionally, the bill prohibits federal funding for states that require medical practitioners to perform such procedures and explicitly preserves medical practitioners' freedom to decline performing these procedures. The bill establishes jurisdiction for such legal actions through various interstate commerce connections and defines key terms like "biological sex" strictly based on genetic and physical characteristics present at birth. The act would take effect immediately upon enactment.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/653/all-info