gender transition; public funds; prohibition

Arizona's SB 1687 prohibits physicians from providing irreversible gender reassignment surgery or specific gender-affirming medications (like puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones) to individuals under 18, except for medical conditions like disorders of sex development. It also bans the use of public funds, state tax money, or federal funds passing through Arizona for any gender transition treatment, including health insurance coverage or university training programs. Exceptions allow care for minors with medically verified disorders of sex development, infections caused by prior transition procedures, or life-threatening conditions requiring immediate surgery. The bill defines "biological sex" as physical characteristics at birth and "gender transition" as changing appearance to align with a gender different from one's biological sex.