SB 514 — Youth Health Protection Act.

FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA AprSESSION 5, 2021 S.B.S 1 SENATE BILL 514 Short Title:

514 SESSION 2021 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45273-NB-92 Short Title:

Rules and Operations of the Senate April 6, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROTECT MINORS FROM ADMINISTRATION OF PUBERTY BLOCKERS AND CROSS-SEX HORMONES AND OTHER RELATED ACTIONS, PROCEDURES, AND TREATMENTS.

and Whereas, some individuals, including minors, may experience discordance between theirsex and theirinternal senseofidentity,andindividuals whoexperiencewhoexperienceseverepsychological severepsychological distress as a result of this discordance may be diagnosed with gender dysphoria;

and Whereas, this course of treatment for minors commonlycommonlybegins begins with encouraging and assisting the child to sociallysociallytransition transition to dressing and presenting as the opposite sex.

and Whereas, after pubertypubertyblockade, blockade, the child is later administered "cross-sex" hormonal treatments that induce the development of secondary sex characteristics of the other sex, such as causing the development of breasts and wider hips in male children taking estrogen and greater muscle mass, bone density, body hair, and a deeper voice in female children taking testosterone.

These *DRS45273-NB-92**S514-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 surgical procedures may include a mastectomy to remove a female adolescent's breasts and "bottom surgery" that removes a minor's healthy reproductive organs and creates an artificial form aiming to approximate the appearance of the genitals of the opposite sex;

and Whereas, for minors who are placed on pubertypubertyblockers blockers that inhibit their bodies from experiencing the natural process of sexual development, the overwhelming majority will continue down a path toward cross-sex hormones and cosmetic surgery;

and Whereas, among the known harms from pubertypubertyblockers blockers is diminished bone density;

– Any licensed medical, mental health, or human services professional licensed under this Chapter, including any psychologist, social worker, psychiatric nurse, allied mental health and human services professional, licensed marriage and family therapist, certified rehabilitation counselor, licensed clinical mental health counselor, or any of Page 2 DRS45273-NB-92Senate Bill 514-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 their respective interns or trainees, or any other person designated or licensed as a mental health or human service professional.

A State office, agency, political subdivision of the State or local government, or any organization with authorityauthorityto to license or discipline the members of a profession maymaynot not prohibit, impose any penalty, or take any adverse action against any individual who gives or receives DRS45273-NB-92Senate Bill 514-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 counsel, advice, guidance, or any other speech or communication, whether described as therapy or provided for a fee, consistent with conscience or religious belief.

(b) No government agent, nor anyanyemployee employee of this State, anyanypolitical political subdivision of this State, or any other governmental entity, except for law enforcement personnel, shall encourage or coerce a minor to withhold information from the minor's parent.

(b) Unless a disclosure or report of information is specifically prohibited by law, no personshallbediscriminatedagainstinanymannerbecausethepersondisclosedanyinformationpersonshallbediscriminatedagainstinanymannerbecausethe persondisclosedanyinformation under this Article that the person believes evinces any of the following:

Page 4 DRS45273-NB-92Senate Bill 514-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (c) Persons who prevail on a claim brought pursuant to this section shall be entitled, upon the finding of a violation, to recover the following:

(1) MonetaryMonetarydamages, damages,includingall includingpsychological, allemotional, psychological,and emotional,andphysicalphysical harm suffered.

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