S.22.2-54: Major Minor Surgery Act (PASSED)

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MAJOR MINOR SURGERY ACT

Whereas, doctors have an ethical duty to do no harm and refrain from unnecessarily mutilating healthy patients; and

Whereas, minors lack fully developed brains that limit their ability to weigh the risks and rewards of permanent body-altering cosmetic surgery; and

Whereas, the Southern Region is tasked with protecting the public health, safety, welfare, and morals of the people in the Southern Region;

Now be it enacted that Southern Region hereby ordains the following:

1. It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person in the Southern Region to perform the following cosmetic surgeries, procedures, and body modifications on or to the otherwise healthy body of a minor patient, regardless of parental consent:

A. Foot-Binding;

B. Female Genital Cutting, clitoris removal, or labiaplasty;

C. Phalloplasty;

D. Penectomy or orchiectomy;

E. Breast or pectoral augmentation, implantation, reduction, or removal;

F. Buttocks augmentation, implantation, reduction, or removal;

G. Rinoplasty;

H. Traecheal shaving;

I. Jawline reshaping or restructuring;

J. Facelifts and browline raising;

K. Neck Stretching;

L. Ear Gauging;

M. Nipple or genital piercing; and

N. Botox injections.

2. Any person convicted of violating this act shall be prohibited from practicing medicine in the Southern Region for five (5) years.

3. This act shall take effect August 1, 2022.

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If there are no more comments, I move we proceed to a vote. 24 hours for objections.

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A final vote on this bill is now open for 72 hours, or until 24 hours after this has enough votes to pass or fail, or until everybody votes, whichever occurs soonest.

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Aye

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This has enough votes to pass. 24 hours to vote/change your vote, or until everyone has voted, whichever happens soonest

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The bill now passes and awaits gubernatorial action.

Aye: 5
Nay:0
Present: 0
Not voting: 0

MAJOR MINOR SURGERY ACT

Whereas, doctors have an ethical duty to do no harm and refrain from unnecessarily mutilating healthy patients; and

Whereas, minors lack fully developed brains that limit their ability to weigh the risks and rewards of permanent body-altering cosmetic surgery; and

Whereas, the Southern Region is tasked with protecting the public health, safety, welfare, and morals of the people in the Southern Region;

Now be it enacted that Southern Region hereby ordains the following:

1. It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person in the Southern Region to perform the following cosmetic surgeries, procedures, and body modifications on or to the otherwise healthy body of a minor patient, regardless of parental consent:

A. Foot-Binding;

B. Female Genital Cutting, clitoris removal, or labiaplasty;

C. Phalloplasty;

D. Penectomy or orchiectomy;

E. Breast or pectoral augmentation, implantation, reduction, or removal;

F. Buttocks augmentation, implantation, reduction, or removal;

G. Rinoplasty;

H. Traecheal shaving;

I. Jawline reshaping or restructuring;

J. Facelifts and browline raising;

K. Neck Stretching;

L. Ear Gauging;

M. Nipple or genital piercing; and

N. Botox injections.

2. Any person convicted of violating this act shall be prohibited from practicing medicine in the Southern Region for five (5) years.

3. This act shall take effect August 1, 2022.