Ballot measure to ban youth gender-affirming surgeries could disrupt other forms of healthcare

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: October 2, 2026

Words: 1,172

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Colorado voters in November will decide if the state should ban gender-affirming surgeries for minors.

Proposition 135 would prohibit health care professionals from knowingly performing any surgery on a minor “for the purpose of altering biological sex characteristics.” The measure would also prohibit state and federal funding including Medicaid from being used to pay for gender-affirming procedures.

It’s one of two ballot measures seeking to restrict the …

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