A nationwide push to restrict gender-affirming health care for transgender minors is setting off a scramble among families whose doctors say the treatments are medically necessary for their children
Republican lawmakers across the country are banning gender-affirming care for minors. Restrictions have gone into effect in eight states this year including conservative Utah and South Dakota and are slated to in at least nine more by next year.
A nationwide push to restrict gender-affirming health care for transgender minors is forcing families to adapt to a shifting legal landscape with an unforeseen sense of panic and urgency.