Transgender kids in Iowa would no longer be able to access gender-affirming healthcare under a bill passed Tuesday by the Iowa Senate.
Senate File 538 would prohibit Iowa doctors from providing puberty blockers, hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries to a transgender person younger than 18.
The American Medical Association, American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics all recommend providing transgender kids with gender-affirming care. Medical professionals told lawmakers last month that these treatments can be life-saving for transgender children.
Stop Maiming Our Kids: Iowa Senate Approves Gender-Affirming Care Ban for Transgender Youth
- by: Katie Akin
- 03.08.23
- Source:
The Des Moines Register
- 03/09/2023
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