Its likely Indiana will be sued if a bill banning gender-affirming surgery for people in prison becomes law.

More than 200 health care professionals signed on to a letter asking for the chair of the House Public Health Committee to halt a bill banning medicinal and surgical gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

Sen. Tyler Johnson (R-Leo) faces allegations of malpractice in the death of a 20-year-old woman. He won the seat vacated by long-time Senator Dennis Kruse in portions of Allen and DeKalb counties in 2022.

A bill that would stop Indiana courts from intervening when a transgender child is at risk of suicide may be halted in the Senate. It previously passed the House.

Senate lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban medicinal and surgical gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

House Republicans voted for a bill Wednesday that would stop Indiana courts from intervening when a transgender child is at risk of suicide.

A Senate committee heard a few hours of testimony Wednesday and then voted to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Transgender advocates protested outside the committee as it was passed.

A lawsuit challenging an Indiana law that prohibits transgender students from competing in girls school sports was dropped Wednesday just weeks before it was to be heard by a federal appeals court.

Lawmakers will gather at the Statehouse Tuesday for whats called a technical session. There, they will vote to override a veto and pass a technical corrections bill.

People opposed to the bill praised the governor's decision, but state and federal Republican lawmakers are still pushing the issue.