Arizona Legislature OKs ban on gender-reassignment surgery

Published March 24, 2022 1:38 PM

By JONATHAN J. COOPER
Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House has voted to prohibit gender-reassignment surgery for minors and was scheduled to vote later on a bill banning transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams. With the votes Thursday, Arizona appears poised to join a growing list of Republican-controlled states looking to restrict transgender rights as they gain more visibility in culture and society. Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has not said whether he will sign either bill. Two GOP governors this week bucked conservatives in their party and vetoed bills in Indiana and Utah requiring trans girls to play on boys sports teams.

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