On Monday, the South Dakota Senate killed a bill that would have permitted children under 16 who had undergone gender surgeries to sue health providers if the children regretted the decision later.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 5-2 to kill the bill, House Bill 1057, whose prime sponsor was Rep. Fred Deutsch. The original bill stated that doctors who performed gender changing surgeries would face a Class 1 misdemeanor, which carries a penalty of one year in jail and a maximum fine of $2,000, but Deutsch asked on Monday morning to amend the bill simply so the children could sue the health providers.
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