California faces political setbacks for the transgender community after Kaiser Permanente's decision to stop gender-affirming care for minors. State Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against the administration, emphasizing the life-and-death impact of denying such care amid rising rates of suicide among these youths. Legal experts warn that this could threaten doctor-patient confidentiality and such denials of care aren't backed by federal laws. Families deeply involved in their children's care face complications, stressing the importance of effective medical treatments for gender dysphoria.
According to Shannon Minter, legal director at the National Center for LGBTQ Rights, Trump's order represents a broader legal threat to doctor-patient confidentiality and sets a troubling precedent for federal overreach.
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.
To deny these youth lifesaving care, Bonta argued, is both "cruel and irresponsible." IBBZ, notably, this input emphasizes that these are parents who have been through a process consulting with medical experts.
Minter described the federal government's actions as "mafia-like behavior" that constitutes pure intimidation and coercion.
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