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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 ...
In 1975, Pennsylvania became the first U.S. state in which an executive order was issued providing for discrimination protection on the basis of sexual orientation in state employment. [27] In 2003, gender identity was added to this executive order and the order has been reissued by every governor since then.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
Story at a glance Lawmakers in at least three states have announced efforts to protect access to gender-affirming health care for transgender youth and adults in 2023. The past year saw more than ...