Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina
1 year, 4 months ago

Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Transgender youth in North Carolina lost access Wednesday to gender-affirming medical treatments after the Republican-led General Assembly overrode the governor’s vetoes of that legislation and other bills touching on gender in sports and LGBTQ+ instruction in the classroom. Democratic Sen. Lisa Grafstein, North Carolina’s only out LGBTQ+ state senator, said the gender-affirming care bill “may be the most heartbreaking bill in a truly heartbreaking session.” Republican Sen. Joyce Krawiec, the bill’s primary sponsor, argued the state has a responsibility to protect children from receiving potentially irreversible procedures before they are old enough to make their own informed medical decisions. It also bans instruction about gender identity and sexuality in K-4 classrooms, which critics have previously likened to a Florida law opponents call “Don’t Say Gay.” Nathaniel Dibble, 19, and other LGBTQ+ youth who rallied outside the Legislative Building, said the bill would make schools unsafe for transgender students who could be outed by a teacher to unsupportive parents. Both chambers also voted Wednesday to override Cooper’s veto of another bill banning transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams from middle and high school through college. “The veto of this bill was not only a veto on women’s rights, but a slap in the face to every female in the state,” said McNabb, who says she suffered a concussion and neck injury last year after a transgender athlete hit her in the head with a volleyball during a school match.

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"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"
2 weeks, 1 day ago

"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"

Salon  

The Supreme Court last week appeared likely to support a contentious Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors after more than two hours of oral argument in one of the most pivotal cases for transgender rights in the nation's history. "We think it would be sufficient for the Court to recognize that a law that on its face says you …

U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to state ban on gender-affirming care
2 weeks, 6 days ago

U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to state ban on gender-affirming care

Raw Story  

by Chris Lefkow The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday hears a challenge to a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender minors, a case with repercussions for similar state prohibitions across the country. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, in a brief with the Supreme Court, said the state law is intended to "protect minors from the life-altering risks of …

Conservatives appear skeptical of challenge to Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors
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3 weeks ago

Conservatives appear skeptical of challenge to Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors

Politico  

Opponents of the Tennessee law framed their arguments around Gorsuch’s 2020 ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, contending that denying certain medicines to adolescents based on their sex amounted to discrimination and required strong justification from state officials. With the court’s three liberals all appearing to support the plaintiffs challenging the Tennessee law, Gorsuch’s vote alone would not be enough …

States that have passed laws restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth
54 years, 11 months ago

States that have passed laws restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth

CNN  

CNN — Twenty-six states have passed bans on gender-affirming health care for transgender children and teenagers, according to a CNN analysis of data from the Movement Advancement Project, a nonprofit think tank that advocates for LGBTQ rights. After the first gender-affirming care ban for minors became law in 2021, a flurry of states passed similar measures. While 19 states passed …

Missouri ban on gender-affirming care for minors upheld by judge
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Missouri ban on gender-affirming care for minors upheld by judge

CNN  

CNN — A Missouri judge upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors Monday, a victory for opponents of the practice in a continuing nationwide battle over transgender issues. The 2023 law known as Senate Bill 49 prohibits the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery in people under the age of 18 to treat gender dysphoria, defined …

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

Associated Press  

— A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday. The state’s high court acknowledged in its ruling that abortion and gender-affirming care “are distinct types of medical …

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

LA Times  

Activists at the Nebraska state Capitol in Lincoln protest a bill last year that combined proposed restriction on abortion and gender-affirming care for people under 19. A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming healthcare for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of …

Things to know about the gender-affirming care case as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in
6 months ago

Things to know about the gender-affirming care case as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in

Associated Press  

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of state bans on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. Gender-affirming care includes a range of medical and mental health services to support a person’s gender identity, including when it’s different from the sex they were assigned at birth. The gender-affirming care legislation is a major part …

A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender youth is thrown out by a federal judge
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender youth is thrown out by a federal judge

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis, speaking in January, signed the transgender care restrictions last year as he was gearing up for his presidential campaign, which was based largely on such culture wars. “I’m so relieved the court saw there is no medical basis for this law — it was passed just to target transgender people like me and try to push us out …

South Carolina governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
7 months ago

South Carolina governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. “Healthcare is a human right – and it breaks my heart to see lawmakers rip away life-affirming and often life-saving medical care from transgender youth in South Carolina. No one should be forced to leave their home state to access the care that they need and deserve,” Uplift Outreach Center Executive Director Raymond Velazquez …

A Kansas Republican voted for a gender-affirming care ban. But then she flipped.
7 months, 1 week ago

A Kansas Republican voted for a gender-affirming care ban. But then she flipped.

Raw Story  

When Kansas state Rep. Susan Concannon learned that the state’s proposed gender-affirming care ban would gut mental health services for kids across the state, she knew she would have to break from her party. Two hospitals — Stormont Vail in Topeka and Children’s Mercy in Kansas City — told Concannon and her Republican colleague Rep. Jesse Borjon that if the …

Tennessee lawmakers OK bill penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Tennessee lawmakers OK bill penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. “At the end of the day, parents should have final say what medical procedures their children are receiving, and nobody else.” The Human …

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills
8 months, 1 week ago

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ governor on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she called a “vague” bill making it a crime to coerce someone into having an abortion. In rejecting an attempt to have Kansas join at least 24 other states in banning or restricting …

Federal appeals court hears arguments on nation’s first ban on gender-affirming care for minors
8 months, 1 week ago

Federal appeals court hears arguments on nation’s first ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Arguments before a federal appeals court that is considering whether to reinstate Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for minors focused Thursday on whether it and similar restrictions adopted by two dozen states discriminate on the basis of sex. Judge David Stras, who was appointed to the court by former President Donald Trump, asked attorneys on both …

Kansas is close to banning gender-affirming care for minors as GOP leaders seek the last vote
9 months, 1 week ago

Kansas is close to banning gender-affirming care for minors as GOP leaders seek the last vote

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican legislators in Kansas are close to banning gender-affirming care for minors over the Democratic governor’s expected veto after winning over previously skeptical GOP colleagues, fueling fears that success will encourage further attempts to roll back transgender rights. Kansas lawmakers attempted to pass a ban last year, but GOP supporters in the Senate failed to override Kelly’s …

Georgia restricted transgender care for youth in 2023. Now Republicans are seeking an outright ban
9 months, 1 week ago

Georgia restricted transgender care for youth in 2023. Now Republicans are seeking an outright ban

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A year ago, Georgia lawmakers said they were striking a balance when they banned most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18, but let doctors continue prescribing puberty blockers and let minors then receiving hormone replacement therapies continue. Watson, a physician, had said last year that allowing the use of puberty blockers was a …

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors
11 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Hindustan Times  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors was overwhelmingly approved Wednesday by the Republican-led South Carolina House. COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday debated proposed restrictions on health care for transgender youth, while a Missouri legislative committee discussed a slew of like-minded proposals. Democratic South Carolina Rep. Marvin Pendarvis said Republicans should stick …

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Missouri panel sees similar bills
11 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Missouri panel sees similar bills

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Republican-led South Carolina House overwhelmingly approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Wednesday, while a Missouri legislative committee discussed a slew of like-minded proposals. But Republican South Carolina Rep. John McCravy, a co-sponsor of the bill, said Wednesday that “unpublished evidence” shows puberty blockers increase self-harm and decried the banned treatments as irreversible. …

Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024, with more adults targeted
11 months, 1 week ago

Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024, with more adults targeted

Associated Press  

Republican-led state legislatures are considering a new round of bills restricting medical care for transgender youths — and in some cases, adults — returning to the issue the year after a wave of high-profile bills became law and sparked lawsuits. Last year’s limits included a Florida law that has made it nearly impossible for many transgender adults in the state …

Ohio House overrides Republican governor’s veto of ban on gender affirming care for minors
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ohio House overrides Republican governor’s veto of ban on gender affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Republican-dominated Ohio House voted Wednesday to override GOP Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of legislation banning gender-affirming care for minors and restricting transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams, a move LGBTQ+ activists say would severely restrict the everyday lives of transgender youth in the state. The proposals include mandating a “contractual relationship” with medical care …

South Carolina Republicans back trans youth health care ban despite pushback from parents, doctors
11 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina Republicans back trans youth health care ban despite pushback from parents, doctors

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Pleas from transgender children’s pediatricians and parents to keep allowing such kids to receive hormone therapies failed to stop Republican lawmakers from advancing a ban on those treatments to the South Carolina House floor on Wednesday. The bill would bar health professionals from performing gender transition surgery, prescribing puberty-blocking drugs and overseeing hormone therapy for anyone under …

South Carolina Republican agenda includes energy resilience, gender care, Black history and guns
11 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina Republican agenda includes energy resilience, gender care, Black history and guns

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican lawmakers who pull all the levers of the South Carolina Legislature want to dispense with so-called “social issues” and focus this session on matters hitting residents’ pocketbooks. The 170-seat General Assembly reconvened Tuesday after last year’s work stretched into June with a prolonged debate over contentious new abortion restrictions, leaving part one of the two-year session …

Republicans Attacked This Issue All Year — And 2024 Could Be A Tipping Point
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans Attacked This Issue All Year — And 2024 Could Be A Tipping Point

Huff Post  

Almost every morning, Christynne Lili Wrene Wood goes to her water aerobics class at the YMCA. “That’s really kind where we’re at right now.” Advocates told HuffPost that the current attacks on LGBTQ+ people, and particularly trans people, are rooted in a broader right-wing push towards a white Christian ideological agenda. Last fall, the state’s attorney general sought the private …

Judge Temporarily Blocks Idaho’s Ban On Transgender Youth Health Care
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Temporarily Blocks Idaho’s Ban On Transgender Youth Health Care

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A federal judge temporarily blocked the enforcement of an Idaho law banning transgender health care for minors on Wednesday, just days before it was set to go into effect. Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled Wednesday that the American Civil Liberties Union was right to ask for an injunction blocking the law until its lawsuit on behalf of …

Judge denies initial request to temporarily block North Dakota’s ban on kids’ gender-affirming care
1 year, 1 month ago

Judge denies initial request to temporarily block North Dakota’s ban on kids’ gender-affirming care

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota judge has ruled that he won’t immediately block the state’s ban on gender-affirming health care for minors, delivering an early setback to families who want the new law found unconstitutional. “We’re disappointed in this ruling, but we are confident that when all the evidence has been presented, the court will ultimately find that ending …

Judge to rule on temporary block of North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 1 month ago

Judge to rule on temporary block of North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota district judge said Tuesday he’ll decide soon on whether to temporarily block the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for children, among the latest in a series of similar lawsuits playing out across the U.S. Three families and a pediatrician are the plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in September. They say the ban violates the …

Transgender Boy's Family Sues North Carolina Officials Over Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors
1 year, 2 months ago

Transgender Boy's Family Sues North Carolina Officials Over Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING RALEIGH, N.C. — The family of a transgender boy in North Carolina is suing state health officials to block implementation of gender-affirming care restrictions that they say will force their son to undergo a traumatic wrong-gender puberty. The North Carolina lawsuit closely follows the playbook of other successful court challenges to gender-affirming care bans that have swept …

Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina’s new abortion law; 12-week near-ban remains in place
1 year, 2 months ago

Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina’s new abortion law; 12-week near-ban remains in place

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge on Saturday blocked two portions of North Carolina’s new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles issued an order halting enforcement of a provision to require surgical abortions that occur after 12 weeks — those for cases of rape and incest, for example — be performed only …

Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment
1 year, 2 months ago

Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment

Associated Press  

— As Nebraska’s new law restricting gender-affirming care for minors goes into effect this weekend, families with transgender children and the doctors who treat them are steeling themselves for change. Only those minors who have shown “a long-lasting and intense pattern of gender nonconformity or gender dysphoria” would be allowed to start puberty blocking or hormone treatment, and only under …

Some providers are dropping gender-affirming care for kids even in cases where it’s legal
1 year, 3 months ago

Some providers are dropping gender-affirming care for kids even in cases where it’s legal

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — As Republican-led states have rushed to ban gender-affirming for minors, some families with transgender children found a bit of solace: At least they lived in states that would allow those already receiving puberty blockers or hormone therapy to continue. “It was a completely crushing blow,” said Becky Hormuth, whose 16-year-old son was receiving treatment from the Washington …

Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina in US
1 year, 4 months ago

Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina in US

Hindustan Times  

Transgender youth in North Carolina lost access Wednesday to gender-affirming medical treatments after the Republican-led General Assembly overrode the governor’s vetoes of that legislation and other bills touching on gender in sports and LGBTQ instruction in the classroom. Democratic Sen. Lisa Grafstein, North Carolina’s only out LGBTQ state senator, said the gender-affirming care bill “may be the most heartbreaking bill …

North Carolina formally bans transgender girls in school sports and all youth gender-affirming care
1 year, 4 months ago

North Carolina formally bans transgender girls in school sports and all youth gender-affirming care

The Independent  

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North Carolina GOP seeks to override governor's veto of bill banning gender-affirming care for youth
1 year, 4 months ago

North Carolina GOP seeks to override governor's veto of bill banning gender-affirming care for youth

The Independent  

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Pediatricians’ group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care amid growing state restrictions
1 year, 4 months ago

Pediatricians’ group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care amid growing state restrictions

Associated Press  

The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical care for transgender children on Thursday, even as the treatments face a growing push for bans and restrictions from Republican lawmakers across the U.S. The board also voted to provide additional documents to support pediatricians, including clinical and technical reports, and to conduct an external review of research regarding …

Louisiana lawmakers overturn governor’s veto on gender-affirming care ban for transgender minors
1 year, 5 months ago

Louisiana lawmakers overturn governor’s veto on gender-affirming care ban for transgender minors

Associated Press  

— Louisiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature overturned Democratic Gov. Like statehouses across the country, for the last three months Louisiana lawmakers have heard and held debates over gender-affirming care — something that has been available in the United States for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations. This is the second successful override — the only other being …

North Carolina governor vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority
1 year, 5 months ago

North Carolina governor vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Wednesday a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth that would ban gender-affirming health care for minors, restrict transgender participation in school sports and limit classroom instruction about gender identity and sexuality. Before this year, North Carolina had largely refrained from passing LGBTQ+ regulations after its 2016 “bathroom bill” — …

Louisiana governor vetoes anti-LGBTQ+ legislation including a gender-affirming care ban
1 year, 5 months ago

Louisiana governor vetoes anti-LGBTQ+ legislation including a gender-affirming care ban

Associated Press  

— Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards blocked a package of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation from becoming law Friday, including the state’s version of what critics call Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill and a ban on gender-affirming medical care for young transgender people. During the waning days of Louisiana’s legislative session, lawmakers passed a series of controversial bills: a ban on gender-affirming …

North Carolina lawmakers give final OK to ban on gender-affirming care for trans children
1 year, 5 months ago

North Carolina lawmakers give final OK to ban on gender-affirming care for trans children

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers finalized legislation on Wednesday that would prohibit certain gender-affirming care for children and prevent state funds from being used to provide such therapies and procedures. According to leading professional health associations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association and the Endocrine Society, gender-affirming care is considered safe and medically necessary. Also …

Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee block portions of transgender youth care bans
1 year, 5 months ago

Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee block portions of transgender youth care bans

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee temporarily blocked portions of bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth Wednesday, handing down the rulings shortly before the statutes were set to go into effect. In both Kentucky and Tennessee, the judges blocked portions of the law that would have banned transgender youth from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy. …

Judge considering blocking parts of North Carolina abortion law won’t halt broader 12-week ban
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge considering blocking parts of North Carolina abortion law won’t halt broader 12-week ban

Associated Press  

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A federal judge said Wednesday that she won’t temporarily block most of a newly revised abortion law from taking effect this weekend in North Carolina, including a near-ban on the procedure after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The 12-week ban, which was approved in the spring by North Carolina’s Republican-controlled General Assembly and includes new exceptions for rape, …

Republicans close in on changes to new North Carolina abortion law that could counter a lawsuit
1 year, 5 months ago

Republicans close in on changes to new North Carolina abortion law that could counter a lawsuit

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Late revisions to new North Carolina abortion restrictions scheduled to begin this weekend cleared the state Senate on Monday night, changes that if enacted could frustrate pending litigation seeking to stop the law’s enforcement. The plaintiffs complained last week in a court filing that many provisions in the new abortion law are “riddled with inconsistencies, irrational requirements …

Transgender sports ban heads to North Carolina governor’s desk
1 year, 6 months ago

Transgender sports ban heads to North Carolina governor’s desk

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Transgender girls in North Carolina would no longer be allowed to play on the school sports teams that align with their gender identity under a proposal that received final legislative approval on Thursday. North Carolina, like many other Republican-led state legislatures, could soon push several other bills across the finish line that target trans youth, including a …

Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates US Constitution
1 year, 6 months ago

Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates US Constitution

Associated Press  

— A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Griffin said he was disappointed in the ruling, calling the health care “experimentation,” an argument the judge’s ruling said was refuted by decades of clinical …

North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session

The Independent  

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North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Transgender rights took center stage Tuesday in North Carolina as the GOP-controlled General Assembly advanced legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and trans participation in sports. Hours after the House Health Committee advanced a bill banning state facilities from treating trans minors with hormones and gender-affirming surgeries, the Senate voted 31-17 to ban trans girls from playing …

Transgender sports ban nears finish line in North Carolina legislature
1 year, 6 months ago

Transgender sports ban nears finish line in North Carolina legislature

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill banning transgender girls from playing on the middle school, high school and college sports teams that align with their gender identity is approaching the finish line in North Carolina as GOP-controlled state legislatures nationwide round out a record year of legislation targeting transgender residents. “This is only telling everyone that women’s sports is for women.” …

Republican-controlled committee rejects Louisiana bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Republican-controlled committee rejects Louisiana bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

— Bucking the trend of other reliably red states adopting restrictions on young transgender people, a Republican-controlled Louisiana legislative committee voted Wednesday to a kill a bill that would have banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. Proponents of Louisiana’s failed bill, which would have prohibited hormone treatments, gender-affirming surgery or puberty-blocking drugs for any transgender minor, say they fear …

Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

— Republican Nebraska Gov. “Just as we have seen in other states, these bans will result in significant harm, most intensely hurting already vulnerable communities.” Nebraska had not passed a new abortion ban since 2010, when it became the first state to limit the procedure at around 20 weeks of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood, which operates two of Nebraska’s three abortion …

Nebraska governor to sign 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Nebraska governor to sign 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

The Independent  

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