Protect Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025
This bill allows minors injured by gender-transition procedures to sue medical practitioners for physical, psychological, or emotional harm, with a 30-year window from their 18th birthday to file. It applies only when the procedure involves interstate commerce (e.g., travel, payments, or communications across state lines). Additionally, the bill prohibits federal funding for states requiring medical providers to perform such procedures on minors, while clarifying that providers cannot be forced to conduct them. The law defines "gender-transition procedure" broadly but includes exceptions for intersex conditions, medical emergencies, or treating complications.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Last action Jan 23, 2025
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Jan 23, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Workforce, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Jan 23, 2025
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Brian Babin
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Richard McCormick
RRepublican
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W. Gregory Steube
RRepublican
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