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What medical care for transgender minors is at stake in Supreme Court case?
‘The truth is that it’s more than just medical. It’s love and acceptance.’
Tagged American Academy of Pediatrics
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Federal appeals court hears arguments on nation’s first ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The 43-minute hearing on the Arkansas law drew a packed audience that included the actor Elliot Page, who has filed a brief asking the court to uphold last year’s ruling.
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Federal appeals court hearing arguments on nation’s first ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The restrictions on health care are part of a larger backlash against transgender rights, touching on everything from bathroom access to participation in sports.
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Georgia restricted transgender care for youth in 2023. Now Republicans are seeking an outright ban
Research has shown that transgender youth and adults are prone to stress, depression and suicidal behavior when forced to live as the gender they were assigned at birth.
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South Carolina Republicans back trans youth health care ban despite pushback from parents, doctors
A pediatrician said the proposed ban would make the already difficult path for transgender youth to obtain medical care ‘even more torturous and virtually impossible to navigate.’
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Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions
‘There is not one treatment that is offered to transgender patients in North Carolina that is not also offered to the rest of the patients in their care.’
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Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says
In lifting the injunction, the judges wrote that states have ‘a compelling interest in protecting children from drugs, particularly those for which there is uncertainty regarding benefits, recent surges in use, and irreversible effects.’
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Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina
North Carolina becomes the 22nd state to enact legislation restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.
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Pediatricians’ group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care amid growing state restrictions
The American Academy of Pediatrics called bans ‘unprecedented government intrusion.’
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Ban on gender-affirming care for minors in North Carolina clears another legislative chamber
The competing measures authored by Republicans in each chamber both prohibit using state funds to pay for gender-transition procedures.