Healthcare Liability - As enacted, authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a healthcare professional for an injury that is a result of a medical procedure, if the procedure was for enabling the person to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the person's sex or treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the person's sex and asserted identity, and the person consented; or if the person was a minor at the time of the procedure, t...

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The law lets any adult sue a doctor, clinic, or other health professional for injuries caused by surgeries, hormone treatments, or puberty blockers done to help a person live as a gender different from their birth‑assigned sex. A claim is also allowed if a minor’s parent or guardian gave consent because the provider pressured them. The suit can seek compensatory and punitive damages, attorney fees, and court costs.

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