On Thursday, the South Carolina Senate approved a ban on transgender procedures and surgeries for minors. The Help Not Harm bill (H4624) passed by a 27-8 vote which included all South Carolina Republicans and one Democrat who voted in favor of the ban. If passed, the ban will make it so that healthcare professionals will not be allowed to perform gender surgeries, prescribe puberty blockers or provide hormone treatments for minors who identify as transgender. Additionally, if a child... Read this story at NewsBusters , NewsBusters