The first bill to reach Governor Kelly’s desk from the 2025 Legislature is the “Help Not Harm” Act. This act ensures that minors cannot receive puberty blockers, cross sex hormones, or surgeries for the medical purpose of treating gender dysphoria. It includes a provision to allow children who are already on cross sex hormones for this medical purpose time to wean off of the hormones.
Lawmakers say the bill is about regulating medical procedures for a specific medical purpose – it is not about the specific patients who may be seeking this care. Advocates say they hope Governor Kelly acts quickly to sign the bill that 26 other states have enacted. A similar bill was in front of the Governor last year and she vetoed it.
Opponents say doctors, patients and families should be the ones making health decisions, not politicians.
