On August 1st, New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte signed two bills protecting children from gender transitioning procedures, such as puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and gender mutilation surgeries. New Hampshire becomes the first state in New England to enforce such vital protections against the LGBT agenda for children.
“Medical decisions made at a young age can carry lifelong consequences, and these bills represent a balanced, bipartisan effort to protect children,” Ayotte said in a statement. The bills recived overwhelming public support, with polling data showing that 69% of voters approved of the bans, as opposed to just 16% opposition.
The first bill, HB 377, bans the use of puberty blockers and cross-hormone therapies, while the second bill, HB 712, restricts breast surgeries for minors to those resulting from injury, infection, and like cases. HB 712 explicitly bans transgender breast surgeries and hysterectomies as part of transgender surgeries.
Republican lawmakers celebrated the new restrictions as necessary safeguards. State Senator Dan Innis praised Ayotte for “standing with common sense, biology, and parental rights.” Representative Lisa Mazur—chief sponsor of HB 377—echoed that the laws are “commonsense safeguards” to shield children from irreversible medical interventions they may not fully comprehend or consent to.
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