The Arkansas House of Representatives has passed a bill making it easier for patients to sue doctors providing transgender procedures to minors.
An effort to effectively reinstateon gender-affirming care for minors by making it easier to sue doctors who provide such treatments was approved Wednesday by lawmakers.
Legal experts said that the proposal, which other states are considering as part of broader bans on transgender care for children, would be a major change for how most malpractice claims are considered. By expanding the liability that doctors face for providing such care, the bill could make it nearly impossible for some providers to get malpractice insurance.
"It is exceedingly likely that the state will yet again lose a case involving our ongoing assault on this tiny, vulnerable group of kids," Democratic Rep. Ashley Hudson said before the vote.The proposal is the latest in a growing number of bills targeting transgender people, who also face increasingly hostile rhetoric at statehouses.
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