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The Daily BeastDrew Angerer/GettyArkansas has become the first state in America to ban the provision of gender-affirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth.
Gender-affirming care is life-saving care and banning that care will have devastating and in some cases deadly consequences.
“Trans youth in Arkansas: We will continue to fight for you.
We knew this override could happen, but it is nonetheless devastating because we also know it could have deadly consequences.
And I must veto House Bill 1570.”“House Bill 1570 would put the state as the definitive oracle of medical care overriding parents, patients, and health-care experts,” Hutchinson continued.
Published On: Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:26:26 GMT
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