The people's voice of reason
The people's voice of reason
October 27, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), alongside Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), has introduced the Chloe Cole Act, a bill aimed at banning gender transition surgeries and related medical interventions for minors. The legislation, named after Chloe Cole-a young woman who underwent gender transition procedures as a teenager and later detransitioned-seeks to prohibit what its sponsors describe as "chemical and surgical mutilation" of children.
Senator Tuberville, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Education and the American Family, emphasized the bill as a response to what he called "radical gender ideology" influencing American youth.
"Thousands of America's children have fallen prey to the radical left's woke gender ideology," Tuberville said. "Allowing our young children whose brains aren't even fully developed to make life-altering decisions isn't only dangerous, but it's pure insanity. This sick attack on our children ends now with President Trump and his team."
Senator Blackburn echoed those concerns, stating:
"No child should be pushed into irreversible chemical and surgical mutilation under the guise of so-called 'gender-affirming care.' The Chloe Cole Act would put a stop to this barbaric abuse of children and give those who have suffered the consequences the chance to fight back."
Legislative Details and Support
The Chloe Cole Act would:
• Ban medical professionals from performing or facilitating gender transition surgeries or prescribing hormone treatments and puberty blockers to minors.
• Define sex as a biological reality rather than a political or ideological construct.
• Establish legal recourse for individuals and families who believe they were harmed by such procedures, including a private right of action and an extended statute of limitations for filing claims.
The bill also seeks to codify a Trump-era executive order that ended federal support for gender transition procedures involving minors.
According to data cited by the bill's sponsors, between 2019 and 2023:
• 5,747 children underwent gender-related surgeries.
• 13,994 American children received sex change treatments.
• 8,579 American children were prescribed hormones or puberty blockers by supposed medical professionals.
• 62,682 prescriptions were written for gender transition purposes.
Political and Organizational Backing
In addition to Tuberville and Blackburn, the bill is co-sponsored by Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ashley Moody (R-FL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), and Rick Scott (R-FL). Congressman Bob Onder (R-MO-03) is leading the companion effort in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The U.S. Department of Justice transmitted the proposal to Congress in September, and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has endorsed the measure. Advocacy groups including the American Principles Project and the Independent Women's Forum have also voiced support.
Context and Controversy
The Chloe Cole Act enters a contentious national debate over the rights of children and whether they have the ability to give informed consent for such lifechanging procedures at ages below which they can buy a car, work a job, or join the military and whether or not it is ethical for medical professionals to perform so-called gender-affirming care on minor children - even if the parent consents to the life altering experimental medical procedures. Supporters of the legislation argue the bill protects children from irreversible harm and ideological influence, while critics claim that it infringes on medical autonomy and the rights of families to make transgender decisions outside of the consent of the state.
As the 2025 legislative session unfolds, the bill is expected to spark further debate across state lines and within the broader conversation about youth, the age of medical consent, and medical ethics.
(Brandon Moseley contributed to this report).
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