Imagine being of a mindset where you perpetuate myths that possibly induced people to violence. Imagine making people believe that this is "anti trans" legislation. Imagine being a person who is in favor of the sexual mutilation of minor. Imagine supporting a for profit health care complex who participates in these procedures and practices:
63-1-703. Prohibition of certain practices and healthcare services.
(a) Notwithstanding another law, and except as provided in subsection (c), it is
unlawful for an individual to engage in the following practices upon a minor, or cause the
practices to be performed, to facilitate the minor's desire to present or appear in a
manner that is inconsistent with the minor's sex:
(1) Surgery that sterilizes the minor, including castration, vasectomy,
hysterectomy, oophorectomy, metoidioplasty, orchiectomy, penectomy,
phalloplasty, and vaginoplasty;
(2) A mastectomy;
(3) Administering or supplying the following medications that induce
transient or permanent infertility:
(A) Puberty-blocking medication to stop or delay normal puberty;
(B) Supraphysiologic doses of testosterone or other androgens to
members of the female sex; or
(C) Supraphysiologic doses of estrogen or synthetic compounds
with estrogenic activity to members of the male sex; or
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(4) Removing an otherwise healthy or non-diseased body part or tissue.
(b) A medical professional who engages in a practice identified in subsection (a),
or causes the practice to be performed, commits unprofessional conduct and is subject
to revocation of licensure and other appropriate discipline by the medical professional's
licensing authority. The medical professional is subject to a civil penalty of up to one
thousand dollars ($1,000) per occurrence. Penalties imposed under this part must be
deposited into the state general fund