BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho House bill that would have criminalized gender-affirming medical care for transgender children will not advance, Senate Republicans announced Tuesday.
GOP senators said in a news release that they strongly oppose “any and all gender reassignment and surgical manipulation of the natural sex of minors.” But the bill, which the House overwhelmingly passed last week, “undermines parental rights and allows the government to interfere in parents’ medical decision-making authority for their children,” the release said.
“We believe in parents’ rights and that the best decisions regarding medical treatment options for children are made by parents, with the benefit of their physician’s advice and expertise,” the news release said.
