gender-affirming care

A 2nd U.S. judge pauses Trump's order against gender-affirming care for trans youth

9:00am February 15, 2025

A second federal judge paused President Trump's executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19.

Trump signs an order restricting gender-affirming care for people under 19

5:00am January 29, 2025

President Trump signed an executive order seeking to end gender-affirming medical treatments for children and teenagers under the age of 19.

'A very, very small number' of teens receive gender-affirming care, study finds

11:32am January 06, 2025

A new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition. This small group has garnered a huge amount of attention from Republican lawmakers in recent years.

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Supreme Court seems ready to uphold ban on gender-affirming care for minors

1:25pm December 04, 2024

Three Tennessee families—and the Biden administration—are challenging the state's ban.

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Supreme Court hears challenge to law banning gender-affirming care for trans kids

5:00am December 04, 2024

At issue is a Tennessee law that bans access to hormones, puberty blockers and other treatments for trans kids in the state.

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Minnesota is a refuge for trans health care. Here's how doctors are meeting the need

6:00am October 25, 2024

As more states ban gender care for youth, doctors and clinics in Minnesota are building up capacity to help the influx of trans patients who are traveling or moving to the state for care.

New research finds trans teens have high satisfaction with gender care

4:41am October 23, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The survey published in JAMA Pediatrics showed that trans teens taking puberty blockers or hormones had very low rates of regret.

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When he arranged to undergo top surgery, Cass Smith-Collins of Las Vegas selected a surgeon touted as an early developer of the procedure who does not contract with insurance. "I had one shot to get the chest that I should have been born with, and I wasn't going to chance it to someone who was not an expert at his craft," he says.

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Sign here? Financial agreements may leave doctors in the driver's seat

5:00am April 30, 2024

Agreeing to an out-of-network doctor's financial policy, which protects their ability to get paid and may be littered with confusing jargon, can create a binding contract that leaves a patient owing.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks about the necessity to expand Medicaid in the state during a rally on March 6 in Topeka. Kelly on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Kansas governor vetoes proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors

11:43am April 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly also vetoed a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she called a "vague" bill making it a crime to coerce someone into having an abortion.

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Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions

7:03pm October 11, 2023

by Hannah Schoenbaum and Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press

Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added Wednesday to a growing list of lawsuits challenging the recent onslaught of Republican state laws aimed at transgender individuals.