Tennessee lawmakers propose bill to charge parents with child abuse for allowing minors to undergo sex change

Two conservative Tennessee lawmakers have jointly introduced a bill that would have parents charged with child abuse if they allow their prepubescent kids to undergo sex change therapy.

Republican Rep John Ragan and state Senator Janice Bowling on Wednesday filed House Bill 2576, which defines 'sexual identity change therapy' as ‘a treatment that involves the use of hormone replacement, puberty blockers, or other medical intervention to change the sexual identity or physical appearance of a patient to a sexual identity or physical appearance that does not correspond to the anatomy and chromosomal makeup with which the patient was born.’

Under the proposed legislation, children who have not yet hit puberty would be prohibited from undergoing sex change therapy.

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