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Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is not explicitly banned in the state, though some cities and counties ban such discrimination, including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie and Reading (the five most populous cities in the state). Some cities and counties within Pennsylvania also ban conversion ...
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 ...
Starting in the early-2020s, as many as 13 U.S. states banned gender affirming health care for transgender youth, [196] with several states further restricting treatment for adults as well. [ 197 ] [ 198 ] In January 2024, several Republican legislators have expressed their desire to ban gender-affirming healthcare altogether.
The case could have wide-reaching implications for transgender youth living in states that have passed similar laws. After the first gender-affirming care ban for minors became law in 2021, a ...
It’s one of 26 states that 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 ...
Over the past three years, 26 Republican-controlled states have passed laws restricting gender-affirming care for minors. Most of the laws ban puberty blockers, hormone treatment and surgery for ...
Medicaid does not have a federal policy on transgender health care and leaves the regulation of the coverage of gender-confirming health care up to each state. [132] While Medicaid does not fund sex reassignment surgery in forty states, [ 133 ] several, like New York [ 134 ] and Oregon, [ 135 ] now require Medicaid to cover (most) transgender care.
Many Republican states have passed laws banning such treatments, often called gender-affirming care, for minors. The rule applies to recipients of federal funds, including Medicaid programs.