B.C. bill that would have stopped doctors from providing puberty blockers defeated

VICTORIA — A B.C. private member’s bill that would have given parents the right to sue doctors up to 25 years after they provided care for transgender children has been voted down in the legislature even before making it to first reading.

A summary of the proposed bill provided by the OneBC Party says it would have also stopped doctors from providing puberty blockers to minors, prevented the use of “wrong pronouns” in schools and banned the use of public funds for gender transitions.

“(The bill would) give children and their parents a course of action for up to 25 years after gender transition treatments to sue for compensation, including for the loss of the right to have children of their own,” the description said.

It was defeated 48 to 40 before it reached first reading, a rare occur