This story was updated at 4:10 p.m.
The Georgia House and Senate have voted to ban most medical treatments that help transgender kids affirm their gender identity.
The bill approved by the House on Thursday would prohibit providing hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgery to minors. Doctors and health care providers who don’t comply could lose their licenses and potentially be exposed to criminal or civil liability.
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