Montana latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender kids
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Montana is one of at least 15 states with laws to ban such care despite protests from the families of transgender youth that the care is essential.
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Montana has joined more than a dozen states that are banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s criticism of the bill led the transgender lawmaker to be
Debate over Montana's bill drew national attention after Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr told lawmakers they would have blood on their hands if they passed the bill.
Debate over the law in Montana sparked a national political firestorm after the state's first-ever transgender lawmaker was silenced and later banned from the House floor for blasting GOP support for the legislation.
Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill on Friday, a piece of legislation that exiled transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr told fellow lawmakers would leave "blood" on their hands.
The bill drew national attention after Republicans punished transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr for saying colleagues would have blood on their hands if they supported it.
Opponents of transgender healthcare interventions say their long-term effects are not fully understood and that children and teenagers are too young to make such life-altering choices, even with pa…
Montana became the latest state to ban or restrict gender medical care for transgender kids Friday when its Republican governor signed legislation that exiled transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr told fellow lawmakers would leave “blood” on their hands.
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