Coverage dated January 27, 2023 to January 30, 2023

Utah Becomes First State to Ban Transgender Health Care for Minors

Headline from Independent Tribune, from the development of Jan 29, 2023

Newest development Jan 31, 2023 · 2 reportsAs Utah bans gender-affirming care for kids, detransitioned woman sheds light on 'social contagion' in youth

MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Transgender youth in Utah are now blocked from receiving gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy after Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Utah is poised to be the first state to pass a gender-affirming care ban in 2023

    Headline from NBC News ·

  2. Names this update

    Utah Becomes First State to Ban Transgender Health Care for Minors

    Headline from Independent Tribune ·

  3. Newest

    As Utah bans gender-affirming care for kids, detransitioned woman sheds light on 'social contagion' in youth

    Headline from Fox News ·

Reports & sources

35 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Utah is poised to be the first state to pass a gender-affirming care ban in 2023 (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Gov. Spencer Cox, who vetoed a restriction on transgender student athletes last year, said he has no plans to veto this new bill, which the Legislature passed Friday.

  2. Washington Times

    Utah governor OKs bill banning gender-affirming health care (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Utah’s Republican governor on Saturday signed bills that ban youth from receiving gender-affirming health care and allow families to receive scholarships to pay for education outside the public school system, both measures that are part of larger nationwide movements.

  3. NPR

    Utah's governor has signed a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The ban, signed Saturday by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox, prohibits transgender surgery for youth and disallows hormone treatments for minors who have not yet been diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

  4. Local News 8

    Utah governor signs bill banning gender-affirming hormone treatment and surgery for minors (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill on Saturday that banned hormone treatment and surgical procedures for minors seeking gender-affirming care, the latest in a series of anti-trans bills involving minors that have been passed across the country.

  5. The Daily Caller

    Utah Bans Hormone Therapy And Gender Surgeries For Minors (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that will ban gender affirming treatment and surgery for minors identifying as transgender in the state.

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Utah governor signs bill banning gender-affirming health care for youth (opens PBS NewsHour)

    Published

    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Utah’s Republican governor on Saturday signed bills that ban youth from receiving gender-affirming health care and allow families to receive scholarships to pay for education outside the public school system, both measures that are part of larger nationwide movements.

  7. Truthout

    Republican Utah Governor Signs Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    The bill makes Utah the first state to ban essential health care for trans kids, endangering the lives of young Utahans.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Utah bans sex change surgery on minors, restricts puberty blockers and hormones (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Republican Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed into law a ban on some gender-affirming care for transgender minors in the state, restricting both puberty blockers and hormones and prohibiting sex reassignment surgeries.

  9. Newsweek

    What Utah's gender-affirming care ban means for residents (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    SB 16 prohibits transgender surgery for youth and hormone treatments for minors.

  10. BizPac Review

    Utah bans gender-affirming care for minors, restricts puberty blockers, hormones, and body mutilation (opens BizPac Review)

    Published

    BizPac Review's feed description

    Utah has become the first state to ban so-called "gender-affirming care" (puberty blockers, surgery, etc.) for minors.

  11. Fox News

    Utah governor signs gender-affirming health care ban, school choice bills into law (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Utah's Republican governor, Spencer Cox, on Saturday, signed a bill banning minors from receiving gender-affirming surgery unless they've been diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

  12. CBS News

    Utah becomes first state to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth in 2023 (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "Trans kids are kids — they deserve to grow up without constant political attacks on their lives and health care," wrote the ACLU's Utah chapter on Twitter.

  13. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Utah bans transgender care for youths (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's Republican governor on Saturday signed bills that ban youths from receiving gender-affirming health care and allow families to receive scholarships to pay for education outside the public school system, measures that are part of larger nationwide movements.

  14. The Christian Post

    Utah bans sex-change surgeries on kids, creates new requirements to prescribe hormone drugs (opens The Christian Post)

    Published

    The Christian Post's feed description

    Utah s Gov Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday banning doctors from performing sex change surgeries on minors and creating new requirements for doctors to prescribe hormone blockers and cross-sex ...

  15. Independent Tribune

    Utah Becomes First State to Ban Transgender Health Care for Minors (opens Independent Tribune)

    Published

    Independent Tribune's feed description

    MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Transgender youth in Utah are now blocked from receiving gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy after Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that

  16. The Guardian

    Utah bans gender-affirming surgery for young trans people (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Republican governor Spencer Cox signs into law bill that denies gender-affirming healthcare, as other states weigh similar measures

  17. The Washington Free Beacon

    Utah Bans Puberty Blockers and Gender Transitioning Surgeries for Minors (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    Utah governor Spencer Cox (R.) signed a bill Saturday that prohibits gender transition surgeries and puberty blockers for minors in most cases.

  18. Townhall

  19. The Daily Signal

    Utah Bill Prohibits Transgender Surgery for Minors (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R.) signed a bill prohibiting minors from receiving sex-reassignment surgeries on Saturday.

  20. New York Times

    Utah Bans Transition Care for Transgender Youth (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The measure, signed by the governor on Saturday, is part of a wave of proposed legislation in states across the country this year that would restrict transgender rights.

  21. Washington Examiner

    Utah right to ban so-called 'gender-affirming care' for minors (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Utah recently took action against transgender ideology.

  22. NewsBusters

    Utah Becomes First State To Ban Gender Surgeries and Hormones For Trans Youth In 2023 (opens NewsBusters)

    Published

    NewsBusters's feed description

    On Jan 28, Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) signed a bill that aimed to protect the lives of children, one of which banned youth from receiving “gender-affirming healthcare.”

  23. Fox News

    As Utah bans gender-affirming care for kids, detransitioned woman sheds light on 'social contagion' in youth (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Prisha Mosley, who is detransitioning back to a woman, gives her take on Utah becoming the first state to ban transgender care for kids on "America Reports."

  24. Jezebel

    Utah Becomes First State to Ban Health Care for Trans Kids This Year (opens Jezebel)

    Published

    Jezebel's feed description

    Gov. Spencer Cox was praised when he vetoed a bill that would've banned trans girls from sports. Apparently his compassion only extends so far.

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