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GOP-led House passes bill to block the use of Medicaid funds for transgender care for minors
The GOP-led House passed the bill 215-201 to block Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care for minors amid broader efforts to restrict transgender youth healthcare.
- On Wednesday, the GOP-controlled U.S. House passed a bill to block Medicaid funds for minors' gender-identity care, clearing it 215 to 201 with four Democrats joining Republicans.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it would propose rules to ban gender-affirming care in federal programs and stop Medicaid funding for minors, citing concerns about 'permanent harm on children.'
- The package would bar gender-affirming surgeries, hormone therapies and puberty blockers for anyone under 18, while a bill by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene would expose doctors to up to 10 years in prison.
- Hospitals across the U.S. have curtailed gender-affirming programs, with Children's Hospital Los Angeles among those affected, while California Attorney General Rob Bonta sues and Gov. Gavin Newsom boosts crisis supports.
- It is unclear whether the Senate will take up the bills, the proposed rules face public comment, and the Human Rights Campaign and ACLU urged opposition, warning of harm to transgender youth.
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The Daily ItemTrump administration, Congress move to cut off transgender care for children
The Trump administration and House Republicans advanced measures this week to end gender-affirming care for transgender children and some young adults, drawing outrage and resistance from LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, families with transgender kids, medical providers and some of California's liberal leaders.
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