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Florida Sues Biden Administration Over Rule Requiring ‘Dangerous, Irreversible’ Gender Procedures
Florida is among the numerous states that in recent months and years have passed bans on extremist gender surgeries and drug prescriptions for minors.
Florida is among the numerous states that in recent months and years have passed bans on extremist gender surgeries and drug prescriptions for minors.
This change means that any insurer or physician receiving federal financial assistance must cover or provide sex reassignment surgeries and therapies on the grounds that refusal to do so would constitute discrimination based on sex.
Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation banning such procedures on Friday, June 2.
New regulations from the Department of Health and Human Services regarding gender transition procedures could affect as many as 900,000 doctors in the U.S.
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