Tennessee Approves Bill Punishing Adults Who Help Minors Receive

Tennessee lawmakers greenlit a bill criminalizing those who help minors receive gender-affirming care, according to the Associated Press, teeing up the legislation to become a first-of-its kind law. Some health organizations such as the American Medical Association have argued gender-affirming care is necessary because transgender children are subject to high rates of depression and suicide. Tennessee has passed the most anti-LGTBQ+ laws in the U. S. since 2015 followed by Arkansas, Florida, Montana and North Dakota, according to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign. The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care last July, allowing the state to bar minors from access to puberty blockers and gender-reassignment surgery. Transgender healthcare has faced significant opposition from states for more than a year, with more than 20 states passing bans or restrictions on gender-affirming services. Bans against gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers have also been adopted outside the U. S., with England barring access to the drug last month for those under the age of 18. Sweden has also pushed back against gender-affirming care. The country’s healthcare agency updated its guidelines preventing minors from accessing gender-affirming care, citing evidence for “hormonal interventions” for minors being low quality and that such treatments may include risks for children. Judge Allows Georgia Ban On Gender-Affirming Care Access-Here Are The Other Trans Health Restrictions Facing Court Battles (Forbes)Supreme Court Allows Idaho’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban - For Now (Forbes)Vanderbilt Hospital Under Civil Rights Investigation Over Releasing Transgender Patient Records To Tennessee AG (Forbes)
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