GOP lawmaker who wants to ban gender-affirming care sued for wrongful death in malpractice case

An Indiana state senator who authored a bill aiming to ban gender-affirming care for trans kids is facing a malpractice suit in the 2018 death of a 20-year-old woman.

State Sen. Tyler Johnson (R), who was elected in 2022, is the author of Indiana’s S.B. 480, which if passed would prohibit doctors in the state from providing gender-affirming care to anyone under 18 years of age. Johnson has been touting his credentials as a physician in his fight to pass the law.

“I have taken two oaths in my professional life—one as a physician and one as a state senator. I take both oaths seriously, those being to do no harm to those in need, and to protect life and liberty,” Johnson wrote in a March 10 editorial in the Indianapolis Business Journal. “With my professional background, I support prohibiting gender transition treatment for children and do so with the utmost respect and concern for those struggling with gender dysphoria.”

But according to multiple news outlets, the freshman state senator is facing…

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