Trans youth medication ban passed by Alabama lawmakers

Alabama lawmakers approve transgender bathroom bill

They also approved a separate measure that would require students to use bathrooms corresponding to their sex at birth, and to limit instruction of gender and sexual identity in early grades.

The Alabama House of Representatives voted in favor of the medication-ban measure Thursday by a 66-28 vote. It passed previously in the Senate.Proponents argued the bills are needed to protect children. Opponents argued they do the opposite.Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

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