"This week saw the U.S. House of Representatives pass a bill authored by far-right Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene that would make it a crime to provide gender-affirming care to transgender minors. The vote was mostly along party lines, but four Republicans voted against it, three Democrats voted for it, and three other Democrats did not vote. In further attacks on gender-affirming care, the House subsequently passed a bill to ban Medicaid funding for this care for trans youth,"
"Republican Gabe Evans is in his first term representing Colorado's Eighth Congressional District, which covers an area north of Denver. The district is competitive party-wise; he narrowly beat incumbent Democrat Yavira Caraveo last year. Evans is a farmer and former police officer who has touted his conservative positions in favor of homeschooling and gun rights. While he voted against criminalizing gender-affirming care for youth, he voted to ban Medicaid funding for it."
The U.S. House passed a bill that would criminalize providing gender-affirming care to transgender minors, with most votes along party lines and a few cross-party defections. Four Republicans voted against the criminalization bill, three Democrats voted for it, and three Democrats did not vote. The House also passed a separate bill to ban Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care for trans youth. The Trump administration proposed rules that would severely restrict hospital provision of such care and issued a warning to companies that sell chest binders. The criminalization bill may not pass the Senate.
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