transgender health care

The suit was filed on behalf of four Medicaid recipients, including the parents of child who came out as transgender at age 7 and a plaintiff preauthorized for a surgery before coveraged was stripped.

The ruling from the Virignia-based court could become a tool to challenge legislation restricting access to medical care and other accommodations for transgender people, advocates say.

The petition proposes what is known as a “standard of care” that would prohibit patients under age 18 from receiving sex-reassignment surgery and puberty-blocking, hormone and hormone “antagonist” treatments.

Seven out-of-state scientists and a Yale law professor say the proposal ignores “established science” and relies on "biased and discredited sources, stereotyping and purported ‘expert’ reports that carry no scientific weight.”

A meeting drew more than 150 people, with supporters of the proposal - many of sporting “Let Kids Be Kids” decals and making biblical references - vastly outnumbering opponents.

Pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Michael Haller says treatments that new Florida guidlines warn against would occur only after considerable and detailed evaluations with patients and families.

Rep. Randy Fine says his bill would prohibit anyone under 18 from medically transitioning through the use of drugs or gender-affirmation surgery.

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