Georgia Legislative Session Ended March 29th with Mixed Results
Passed: Georgia Gender Dysphoria Law

S.B. 140 Gender Dysphoria Act prohibits using the following medical procedures on minors:

“Section 2: Sex reassignment surgeries, or any other surgical procedures, that are performed for the purpose of altering primary or secondary sexual characteristics; or
“hormone-replacement therapies.”

Section 3 Lists Exceptions “Deemed Medically Necessary”
“Section 3(b) (1) Treatments for medical conditions other than gender dysphoria or for the purpose of sex reassignment where such treatments are deemed medically necessary;
“(2) Treatments for individuals born with a medically verifiable disorder of sex development, including individuals born with a medically verifiable disorder of sex development, including individuals born with ambiguous genitalia or chromosomal abnormalities resulting in ambiguity regarding the individual’s biological sex;
“(3) Treatment for individuals with partial androgen insensitivity syndrome; and
“4) continued treatment of minors who are, prior to July 1, 2023, being treated with irreversible hormone replacement therapies.”

The Georgia Composite Medical Board will issue rules/regulations to govern the above.

Question: Will doctors and institutions be held liable for damages caused by such treatment?

Question: Will parents of minors be arrested/fined/lose custody for opposing such treatment?

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