The legislation imposes a felony charge on doctors who perform sex-change surgeries on children, with penalties of up to 10 years in prison and $20,000 in fines.
A new report, issued by an international group of legal experts and backed by the United Nations, says that children under the age of 18 have the right to make sexual decisions.
The conservative group Consumers' Research released a text notification system known as "Woke Alerts" that informs uses if a company is involved with liberal activism.
“I can’t think of any bill that’s going to provide more protections to more people who are more vulnerable than this piece of legislation," said Rep. Beltran.
Indiana has joined over a dozen other U.S. states in banning gender-affirming medical procedures for minors, with Governor Eric Holcomb signing a bill that prohibits these procedures on the basis that permanent gender-changing surgeries and medical preparations for such transitions should only occur as an adult.