Lawmakers in more than two dozen states are weighing legislation that aims to restrict or ban access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, prompting legal challenges from LGBTQ rights groups that allege the bills are discriminatory.
Measures introduced this year in at least 21 states would impose civil penalties for parents and medical providers who choose to provide gender-affirming services to minors. Bills in 11 states would take things a step further by criminalizing such procedures. Others would outlaw the allocation of public funds toward facilitating any treatment that affirms a trans youth’s gender identity.
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