The bill is one of several measures focusing on transgender individuals.
The new measure that bans transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers marks the latest bill the Florida Legislature passed focusing on the transgender community. | Phil Sears/AP PhotoTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The GOP-controlled Florida Legislature passed a bill Thursday that bans transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers, sending to Gov. Ron DeSantis a measure that opponents say will further marginalize vulnerable kids.
The bill, which DeSantis requested, also prohibits universities, local governments and other agencies that access the state’s Medicaid programs from using public dollars to cover such treatments for anyone in Florida. And it makes it easier for patients to sue doctors who performed gender-affirming treatments.that currently prohibit doctors from providing minors with gender-affirming care such as hormone therapies or, in some rare cases, surgeries.
But the sponsor of the House bill, state Rep. Randy Fine , said he’ll revisit those provisions during Florida’s next annual legislative session. “We cannot let perfect be the enemy of good,” Fine said. “There are certainly things we wanted in our bill and there’s always next year.” The measure marks the latest bill the Florida Legislature passed focusing on the transgender community. On Wednesday, GOP lawmakers
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