New Hampshire House approves transgender surgeries, sports bans

The New Hampshire House on Thursday voted in favor of banning doctors from performing gender-related surgeries on minors, but not the proscription of other treatments such as hormone therapy.

The bill passed in a 199-175 vote, according to The Hill. It next heads to the Republican-controlled Senate. The lower chamber also approved a measure requiring that athletes compete on teams in line with their sex.

Twenty-two states have enacted bans on transgender surgeries for minors, according to the pro-LGBT Movement Advancement Project. Twenty-one of those have also banned lesser medical treatments.

The state House's bill initially included comparable restrictions on hormone treatments and puberty blockers, though such provisions did not make it into the final bill.

To become law, the legislation still needs approval from the state Senate and the signature of the governor.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.