On Tuesday, the campaign of former President Donald Trump announced that, if elected, his new administration will make it a felony to perform gender affirming surgeries on minors without parental consent.

“To protect our children from sexual mutilation, we will make it a felony for any medical professional to perform surgery on a minor without parental consent,” the campaign reportedly stated in a prepared speech for a rally in Howell, Michigan.

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This announcement was one along with several others for Trump’s speech. However, it was not announced at the actual rally—instead, the announcement came from a full speech being revealed to select reporters. It was celebrated on X by Karoline Leavitt, the former Trump administration’s assistant press secretary.