“No person should be denied access to necessary medical care just because of their transgender status” said Assistant AG Kristen Clarke
The petition names Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who filed the emergency rule on April 13 to stop trans healthcare in the state
"No parent should be forced to sit by, powerless, while they watch their child experience unnecessary trauma and distress"
“I am not going to go back to those days of hiding in the closet,” Justin Brace, executive director of Transgender Kansas, said
Removal was to "ensure the integrity of a government website" pending the outcome of an investigation into efforts "hack our system"
North Dakota now becomes the 14th state that has enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for minors
The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court on behalf of Samantha & Brian Williams of Nashville and their 15-year-old transgender daughter
Polis signs a trio of healthcare bills into law as Republicans in surrounding states have taken action to severely limit those rights
"The bill goes against expert guidance on best-practice trans youth medical care & allows government to override personal medical decisions"
The ACLU also states in the suit that SB 480 violates the federal requirements of the Medicaid Act and the Affordable Care Act