The Alabama legislature passed a measure to ban certain transgender procedures and substances for minors, sending it to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for signature. The bill advanced out of the state House on April 7 by a 66–28 vote, mostly along party lines. It had passed out of the Senate in February. The “Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act,” also referred to as SB 184, would make it a felony to provide certain medical approaches, such as hormone treatment, puberty blockers, and gender-identity affirming surgery, to those under 18. Under the proposed legislation, medical providers would face up to 10 years in prison if they are found to have provided such services. The bill would also ban school staff from withholding information from the parent or legal guardian when a “minor’s perception of his or her gender or sex is inconsistent with the minor’s sex.” Republican state Rep. Wes Allen, who introduced …