# @pinknews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMY6BTWpckY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32964581-pinknews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-22T00:00:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PinkNews (@pinknews) — https://gondola.cc/pinknews

## Caption

Puerto Rico has banned gender-affirming health care for transgender youth.

On Wednesday (16 July), Republican Governor Jenniffer González-Colón signed a law that prohibits gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under 21.

The law, Senate Bill 350, prohibits the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth.

Doctors and other health professionals who continue to provide this care could face a $50,000 fine, up to 15 years in prison and the permanent loss of their license.Puerto Rico’s LGBTQ+ Federation criticised the law in a statement: “Let there be no doubt: We will go to court to challenge the constitutionality of the governor’s cruel and inhumane signing of a law that criminalises health professionals for caring for trans minors.”

#puertorico #governor #jenniffergonzalez #republican #genderaffirmingcare #transrights

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jenniffergonzalez, transrights, republican, genderaffirmingcare, puertorico, governor

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