Protect Children’s Innocence Act

Sponsor: Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican-GA)

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Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Bans certain surgeries and medical treatments for minors, making them federal crimes.

This bill would make it a federal crime to perform or attempt certain surgeries or medical treatments on minors. These include what the bill calls "genital or bodily mutilation" and "chemical castration." It would also ban helping with female genital mutilation. People who break this law could face up to 10 years in prison, but there are specific exceptions for medically necessary procedures.

What Would Change

Today, federal law only prohibits female genital mutilation. After this bill, federal law would expand to prohibit performing or attempting "genital or bodily mutilation" and "chemical castration" on minors, as well as facilitating female genital mutilation. Violators could face up to 10 years in prison.

Key Provisions

Bans performing or attempting certain genital or bodily mutilation procedures on minors.
Bans chemically castrating minors.
Bans helping with female genital mutilation or transporting a minor for it.
Sets penalties of up to 10 years in prison for those who violate these bans.
Protects minors who are victims of these procedures from being prosecuted.
Allows these procedures if they are necessary for a minor's physical health and done by a licensed medical professional.