Search Results: keywords:"minor protection"

  • S. 516 — To provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual’s lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,794

    The bill, S. 516, also known as the “Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2025” or the “SHIELD Act of 2023,” makes it illegal to share private intimate images without the depicted person's consent, particularly if done with the intent to harm. It aims to...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is like a rule that says you can't share someone's private pictures without asking them, especially if you're doing it to be mean. It's trying to protect people's secrets and has special rules to make sure kids are safe too.

  • H. R. 653 — To protect children from medical malpractice in the form of gender transition procedures.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,416

    H.R. 653 is a proposed law intending to protect minors from medical malpractice related to gender transition procedures. It creates a private right for individuals to sue medical practitioners who perform these procedures on minors under the age of 18, allowing for lawsuits...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is like a rulebook saying that doctors shouldn't help kids change from being a boy to a girl or a girl to a boy until they are grown-ups, and if they do, the kids can complain about it when they're older. It also says the big bosses can't force places in different areas to make doctors do these changes and can't give money to places that make doctors do them.