H.R. 10426, known as the "Protect Intersex Children Act," proposes changes to the Social Security Act to require states to prohibit specific types of genital surgeries on foster children under six with variations in sex characteristics, unless the surgery is necessary to...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure that doctors don't perform certain surgeries on young foster kids who have different body types, unless it's to keep them safe. This means that kids with special characteristics get to wait for those surgeries until they are old enough to decide for themselves.