Health workers decry hasty House bills to ban gender-affirming care for children: ‘They hurt people’
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Two US House bills, HR 498 and HR 3492, targeting gender-affirming care for children are scheduled for a vote. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced a bill that would criminalize providing gender-affirming care to anyone under 18, making it a federal felony. Representative Dan Crenshaw introduced a bill that would ban Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care for children, denying transgender children access to puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgical care. Activists from Bulletproof Pride, including nurse Odile Saint-Flour and Nicholas Mitchell, canvassed lawmakers in Washington D.C. to express their opposition to the bills, arguing they would cause needless suffering. Health workers are concerned about the potential negative impact on transgender youth, citing high suicide rates and the importance of gender-affirming care.
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