Bill > SB0289

This bill, titled the "Protecting Minors from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation Act," seeks to prohibit healthcare professionals from performing specific medical procedures on minors that are intended to alter or affirm a gender identity different from their biological sex. The bill defines key terms such as "sex" as an immutable biological classification and "minor" as an individual under 18 years old. Specifically, the bill prevents healthcare professionals from prescribing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or performing surgeries that sterilize or reconstruct genitalia for gender transition purposes. However, the bill includes exceptions for medical procedures related to disorders of sex development, treatment of infections or injuries, and surgeries necessary to prevent imminent death or major bodily impairment. The legislation allows individuals to bring legal actions for violations, with a statute of limitations that extends until the affected individual reaches 38 years old. Individuals who successfully bring such actions are entitled to reasonable costs and attorney fees, and the state's Attorney General is empowered to enforce the act. The bill is designed to protect minors from medical interventions that the legislators view as potentially harmful or irreversible gender-transition treatments.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0289