Senator Roger Marshall, a Republican from Kansas and former medical doctor, is set to introduce a new bill aimed at banning gender-related medical procedures on minors. The legislation, known as the Safeguarding the Overall Protection (STOP) of Minors Act, seeks to prohibit youth gender transition treatments and 'castration procedures' by restricting the use of interstate commerce for such practices.
Senator Marshall emphasized that the bill is a response to what he views as a dangerous transgender agenda, labeling it as child abuse. The STOP Act would impose penalties on professionals who provide transgender mutilation services and treatments to minors, with a minimum civil penalty of $100,000.
