Performing trans surgery on children, as well as prescribing a child with puberty blockers, is now a felony offence in the state of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law measures forbidding the use of medical transgender interventions on children, with it now being a felony offence in the state to perform trans surgery on a child or prescribe them puberty blockers.
The move has prompted outrage from U.S. progressives, with a number of non-profit organisations vowing to take the state to court over the law change.
According to a report by Fox News, Stitt signed SB 613 into law on Monday, with the newly enacted bill rendering the provision of puberty blockers to children under the age of 18 a felony.
Conducting trans surgery on children or providing them with drugs that suppress or delay normal puberty is also made an offence by the bill.
Medical professionals who contravene the newly enacted legislation will reportedly be running the risk of having their medical licence revoked, and will also open themselves up to lawsuits from parents and legal guardians.
