Last Updated Feb 1st, 2020 at 8:24 am

The South Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday which bans gender-reassignment surgery and puberty-blocking medication for minors.

House Bill 1057 would prohibit doctors from distributing puberty-blocking medications to those under 16-years-old in order to attempt to change an individual's gender.

The bill will also make it a Class One misdemeanor for doctors to perform surgical procedures such as castration, vasectomy, and hysterectomy on minors.

The bill, which passed by a vote of 46-23, will now be delivered to the Senate for consideration.