Kentucky Revives Trans Health Care Ban as Senator Mourns Trans Son
Republican legislators raced to push through the health care ban and other anti-LGBTQ+ provisions.
March 17 2023 6:45 PM
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Republican legislators raced to push through the health care ban and other anti-LGBTQ+ provisions.
Meanwhile, Florida lawmakers are considering legislation that would create a ban even stricter than the one adopted by medical boards.
Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill opening a large window to sue for malpractice.
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves claimed these procedures are "being pushed onto our children through radical activists."
Both houses of the legislature have OK'd the ban, and Gov. Tate Reeves says he's ready to stop what he calls "sick experimental treatments."
The other bills deal with sports, name changes, and pronouns.
The bill that's advancing would make it a felony to provide this care.
The bill, passed by the House and now going to the Senate, calls for a prison sentence of up to 10 years for health care workers who authorize or provide the care.
A GLAAD-led coalition and a group of Times contributors say the paper of record is full of transphobic pseudoscience.
The legislation would ban hormone treatment, puberty blockers, and gender-confirmation surgery for minors.
The Senate passed a bill to that effect by a wide margin, and it will now be considered by the House.
The insurance companies have now agreed to pay Dr. Tiffany Najberg what they owe her, but the funds haven't come in yet, she said.
The South Dakota House passed the bill and sent it to the Senate, but not before the House's only out member, Kameron Nelson, spoke passionately against it.
Bills seeking to restrict gender-affirming care have been introduced in 21 states so far this year — and in one of those, Utah, a bill has become law.