Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has introduced a new bill that seeks to punish those who perform life-altering gender surgeries and treatments on children.
According to a press release announcing the legislation, Greene said:
“Left-wing activists and medical institutions are targeting America’s children with dangerous drugs, disfiguring surgeries, and permanent sterilization.
“My bill stops the mutilation of kids and holds those responsible for performing or facilitating these barbaric procedures accountable.”
Greene’s bill would punish those who commit chemical castration of minors.
It would make it illegal for anyone to perform or attempt to perform “genital or bodily mutilation” on minors in circumstances linked to “interstate or foreign commerce,” or when it occurs “within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or any territory or possession of the United States.”
The bill indicates that chemical castration refers to puberty blockers and supraphysiologic doses of testosterone and estrogen.
Greene’s bill is titled “Protect Children’s Innocence Act of 2025.”
It would slap offenders with a fine, imprisonment of not over a decade, or both.
The proposal would allow exceptions in certain circumstances, one of which would be if necessary for the minor’s health.
However, the measure stipulates that this “does not include a mental health disorder.”
Markup for the measure in the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled for Wednesday.
Greene’s press release indicates that the proposal is supported by dozens of other House Republican cosponsors.
Cosponsors in the 119th Congress include: Crane, Finstad, Luna, Bice, Mary Miller, Crenshaw, McGuire, Kustoff, Biggs, Burlison, Tenney, Higgins, Brecheen, Nehls, Weber, Harris, Grothman, Hern, Collins, Ogles, Babin, Clyde, De La Cruz, Hageman, Owens, Palmer, Timmons, Norman, Max Miller, Steube, Jackson, Riley Moore, Comer, Gill, Baird, McDowell, Harshbarger, and Gooden.
Greene first introduced this bill in 2022.
At the time, she was joined by Chloe Cole, a young woman who began “gender-affirming care” at age 13.
Doctors had convinced Cole that she was a boy and led her to believe that she could “change gender” by undergoing irreversible surgery.
She underwent a double mastectomy at 15.
Chloe detransitioned at 16 and is now a vocal advocate for protecting vulnerable youth from irreversible harm.
She provided a powerful testimony in support of Greene’s bill.
According to Greene’s press releases, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act:
- Criminalizes any attempt to perform or facilitate genital or bodily mutilation or chemical castration on a minor, with up to 10 years in federal prison and/or a significant fine.
- Bans all puberty blockers and cross-sex hormone treatments for children.
- Provides no exemption for mental health disorders as justification for these procedures.
- Defines “chemical castration” and “genital or bodily mutilation” with detailed legal clarity.
- Exempts children born with certain rare genetic conditions, or who are experiencing medical emergencies as certified by a physician.
President Donald Trump issued an order earlier this year to help protect children from radical gender-ideology-related measures.
The president’s order declares:
“It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures.”
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