Volume 402, Issue 10405
9 September 2023
WORLD REPORT Most health-care provider organisations oppose the bans, calling them harmful. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
With the last-minute approval of the Texas Supreme Court earlier this month, Texas became the latest and largest US state among 22 to ban gender-affirming care for people younger than 18 years. The prohibition applies to medically necessary surgery, hormone therapy, and puberty blockers. Similar efforts are underway across the country, despite numerous healthcare provider groups saying that adolescents should be able to access these safe and effective treatments, with the exception of surgery, which is rarely provided to minors. [Continued here.]…
