More Americans see a future where gender-affirming care will be harder to access

"A growing number of Americans believe that gender-affirming care will become less accessible in their lifetime, a new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll finds - reflecting a political landscape that has become increasingly hostile toward transgender health care. Nearly 4 in 10 Americans think gender-affirming care will become less accessible over the course of their lifetime. A year ago, The 19th and SurveyMonkey found only 20% of Americans felt that way."

"But since President Donald Trump returned to office, the federal government has subpoenaed doctors for trans patients' private data and pressured hospitals in blue states to close their clinics that provided gender-affirming care to minors. The administration has pledged to investigate the care as medicalfraud, despitethe medical community's broad endorsement of gender-affirming care as an effective treatment for gender dysphoria, which is persistent distress felt when one's body is out of sync with their identity."

"Thirty-one percent of Americans believe gender-affirming care will become more accessible in their lifetime, down from 48% in 2024. Women are generally more likely than men to think access will expand - except for Gen Z. The SurveyMonkey poll, conducted online from September 8 to 15 among a national sample of 20,807 U.S. adults, provides a detailed window into what Americans believe about trans healthcare,"

Nearly 4 in 10 Americans now expect gender-affirming care to become less accessible over their lifetime, up from 20% a year earlier. Only 31% expect access to increase, down from 48% in 2024. Women are generally more likely than men to expect expanded access, except among Gen Z. Federal actions since President Donald Trump's return include subpoenas for doctors' records and pressure on hospitals to close clinics serving minors, and the administration has pledged investigations of the care even as medical organizations broadly endorse it as treatment for gender dysphoria. The poll sampled 20,807 U.S. adults online Sept. 8–15.

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