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These laws, often called "shield" laws, often explicitly combine protections for gender-affirming care and abortion and cover a variety of protections including protecting both providers and patients from being punished, mandating insurance providers to cover the procedures and acting as "sanctuary states" that protect patients traveling to the ...
While Arizona has a 2022 law on the books banning surgical care for transgender minors, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order in 2023 ensuring access to gender-affirming health care.
Mental health care: Often, gender-affirming care will include counseling. A 2018 study found that the prevalence of mental health problems among transgender youth was seven times higher than among ...
Nearly 15,000 began gender-affirming hormone therapy, according to the study conducted by Reuters and Komodo Health Inc. More: Meet the Tennessee family behind the US Supreme Court's major ...
It also bans conversion therapy, requires insurance plans to cover gender-affirming care and bars state agencies from cooperating with civil and criminal cases in states where gender-affirming health care is illegal. [406] Idaho: Governor Brad Little [407] [408] April 4, 2023 April 15, 2024
Starting in the early-2020s, as many as 13 U.S. states banned gender affirming health care for transgender youth, [195] with several states further restricting treatment for adults as well. [196] [197] In January 2024, several Republican legislators have expressed their desire to ban gender-affirming healthcare altogether. [198]
Meanwhile, at least 14 Democratic-controlled states have adopted laws intended to protect access to gender-affirming care. The gender-affirming care legislation is a major part of a broader set of ...
Skrmetti, a case about Tennessee's law banning gender-affirming care for minors and if it violates the Constitution’s equal protection guarantee. Leaving `complicated medical issues' to states