Kaiser Permanente's decision to halt gender-affirming care for minors incited widespread protests from union nurses and community supporters in California. Attorney General Rob Bonta characterized the situation as a life-and-death issue, citing elevated risks of suicide and self-harm among transgender youth. The Trump administration's pressures prompting discrimination against transgender healthcare were condemned as dangerous. In contrast, California laws protect health care for transgender individuals, ensuring that providers cannot deny necessary care due to political reasons. State leaders affirm their commitment to safeguarding access to transgender medical services.
Bonta framed the issue as a life-and-death matter, citing the higher rates of suicide and other forms of self-harm among young people whose assigned gender at birth doesn't match their identity.
The Trump administration's demands that our healthcare providers discriminate against transgender individuals and deny them access to medically-necessary healthcare is cruel and irresponsible.
These attacks are not about fairness or safety - they are about fearmongering, erasure, and punishing transgender people for simply existing.
While several Republican-led states have moved to restrict surgeries and other care for transgender youth, California has doubled down on shielding such medical services.
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