S 209 · in committee · significant
Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Doctors who perform gender-transition procedures on minors become liable for any resulting harms for 30 years after the patient turns 18.
- States that require gender-transition procedures for minors lose federal health funding eligibility.
- The bill defines gender-transition procedures as surgeries or hormone therapies, with exceptions for intersex conditions and medical emergencies.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would a 30-year liability window for gender-transition procedures on minors affect the availability of these treatments compared to other medical procedures with different liability timeframes?
- 02
Which medical professionals and institutions would face federal funding losses under this bill, and what services beyond gender-transition care might be affected at those facilities?
- 03
What evidence exists about long-term outcomes of gender-transition procedures in minors that should inform where liability responsibility should rest between doctors, patients, and parents?
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Sponsor · R-AR
Tom Cotton
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In Congress
3/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-23
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-23 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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