South Carolina Bills Aim to Block Child Gender Surgeries, ESG-Based Investing

Published on February 1, 2024

South Carolina Republicans are rejecting the far-left agenda with three current bills. The Help Not Harm bill, or H4624, bans “gender transition procedures” for children under 18. A second bill, the Prescriptions for Minors Act, also known as S882, makes it illegal for a doctor to prescribe medicine to a minor without parental consent. A third, the ESG Pension Protection Act, or H3690, makes the state pension fund invest in companies based on profitability, not Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards. Republicans hold veto-proof control of South Carolina’s House and Senate, and the governor, Henry McMaster, is also Republican. Under the Help Not Harm bill, doctors who perform genital transgender surgeries on children will be guilty of inflicting “great bodily injury upon a child,” the bill reads....

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