Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, a Republican, signed legislation to ban ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors.

“The ban outlaws gender-affirming surgeries and other forms of care for those under 18 in the state, like puberty blockers and hormone therapy,” Wyoming Public Media reports.

SF 99 was previously named “Chloe’s Law” in honor of detransitioner-turned activist Chloe Cole.

“Physicians who violate the law would face the suspension or revocation of their professional licenses,” LifeSiteNews noted.

NBC News reports:

While rejecting the abortion bill, Gordon signed into law a measure that makes Wyoming the latest state to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, saying he supports the bill’s protections for minors. He added, however, that he also thinks such legislation amounts to the government “straying into the personal affairs of families.”

At least 24 states have adopted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, and most of those states have been sued. A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ ban as unconstitutional. In Idaho and Montana, judges’ orders are in place temporarily blocking enforcement of the bans.

Wyoming lawmakers also passed bills this session enforcing parental rights in education. Gordon said the Legislature needs to “sort out its intentions” on parental rights.

Per LifeSiteNews:

Transgender drugs and surgeries are inherently destructive and carry grave physical and emotional risks for gender-confused young people. The surgical and pharmaceutical interventions have been linked to serious and permanent physical and psychological damage, including cardiovascular diseases, loss of bone density, cancer, strokes and blood clots, infertility, and suicidality.

To date, it’s unclear whether Gov. Gordon will sign the measure.

The governor has allowed several other laws curbing gender ideology to automatically take effect without the benefit of his signature, including a 2023 measure banning gender-confused boys and men from competing against girls and women in sports. Though allowing it to take effect, Gordon had criticized the bill as “draconian,” suggesting such decisions should be made on local and individual levels, not by the state legislature.

Wyoming Republican state Sen. Anthony Bouchard, who sponsored SF 99, told LifeSiteNews via text message on Thursday that it remains to be seen whether Gordon will take any action on the bill banning transgender mutilation for children.

“If the Governor believes that barring males from competing in female sports is draconian, how does he feel about prohibiting sex changes on minors? Only time will tell,” he said.

Sen. Bouchard, who had introduced an earlier version of the bill last year that was passed by the Senate but scrapped in the House, emphasized in his remarks on Thursday that SF 99 is about defending true freedom, not a false freedom promoted by the political left.

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