Protecting Children from Experimentation Act of 2025
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This federal bill would prohibit gender transition procedures on minors by amending federal criminal law. The prohibition would apply nationwide and make performing such procedures on children a federal crime.
Why it matters: This directly addresses Christian families' concerns about medical decisions for minors, parental authority over their children's healthcare, and protection of children from irreversible medical interventions based on gender ideology.
Topic: Gender & sexuality · classifier confidence 98%
What this changes
Amends existing law
Law today: Federal law (Chapter 110, Title 18, U.S. Code) currently covers sexual abuse and exploitation crimes. The bill does not explicitly state what existing medical practices or oversight regarding minors and gender transition procedures currently exist in federal law.
If passed: The bill would amend federal criminal law to prohibit gender transition procedures (such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries) on minors. This would mean that healthcare providers performing such procedures on children under 18 could face federal criminal penalties, and parents who facilitate or consent to such procedures could potentially face legal liability.
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Likely supporters & opponents
Likely support
- religious-liberty and traditional-values advocacy organizations — Such procedures conflict with biblical views of God's design and parental authority over children's medical decisions, and the law should protect minors from irreversible harm.
- parental-rights advocacy organizations — Parents should retain authority to guide their children's medical care without government-mandated experimental or ideologically driven procedures.
- medical-conservative organizations or practitioners — These procedures lack long-term safety data in minors and should be restricted pending further research.
Likely opposition
- LGBTQ+ advocacy and civil-rights organizations — The law violates the rights of transgender youth, prevents access to medically-supervised care supported by major medical associations, and constitutes discrimination.
- major medical associations and pediatric-care groups — Evidence-based care for gender dysphoria in adolescents may include these interventions under strict clinical guidelines, and the law interferes with physician judgment and patient autonomy.
- civil-liberties organizations — The law raises constitutional concerns about federal overreach into medical practice, parental rights, and the privacy of doctor-patient relationships.
AI-inferred typical positions based on the bill’s substance — general stakeholder categories, not confirmed endorsements.
Should I support this?
Likely helpful for Christian families
From the perspective of Christian families who prioritize parental authority, protection of children from experimental medical procedures, and traditional sexual ethics, this bill protects parental rights and prevents minors from undergoing treatments that conflict with those values. However, Christian families disagree on gender identity issues, and some view such restrictions as compassionate while others see them as limiting access to care deemed medically necessary by their child's doctors.
An AI assessment from a Christian-family perspective — religious freedom, parental rights, and freedom in education — not legal or voting advice.
Official summary
To amend chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
- Doug LaMalfa (R)
- Glenn Grothman (R)
- Mary Miller (R)
- Paul Gosar (R)
- Troy Nehls (R)
- Claudia Tenney (R)
- Lauren Boebert (R)
- David Rouzer (R)
- Jodey Arrington (R)
- Randy Weber (R)
- Gary Palmer (R)
- Mike Bost (R)
- John Carter (R)
- Diana Harshbarger (R)
- Brian Babin (R)
- Bruce Westerman (R)
- Cory Mills (R)
- Keith Self (R)
- Garland Barr (R)
Status timeline
- 2025-06-03Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.H
- 2025-06-03Introduced in HouseH
H = House · S = Senate · A = Assembly