Montana blocks gender-affirming care for trans minors
Montana became the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth after Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill that was passed in the legislature last week. Montana became the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth Friday after Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill that was passed in the legislature last week. The bill restricts the use of hormone therapy, puberty blockers and surgeries on people under age 18 for the purposes of gender transitioning. Fourteen other states block families from access to these medical procedures. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte poses a question while taking part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference, Nov. 16, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP, FILE Gender-affirming care has been found to be associated with improved mental health of transgender adolescents and teenagers, according to research in the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA Pediatrics. MORE: Transgender lawmaker ce...
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