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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago
US politics

Trump administration lauds plastic surgeons' statement on trans surgery for minors

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons recommends delaying gender-related surgery until patients are at least 19, amid federal and state actions restricting youth gender-affirming care.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago
US politics

Trump is weaponizing the welfare state to attack healthcare | Moira Donegan

Federal proposals would ban Medicaid/CHIP coverage and reimbursements for gender-affirming care for minors, effectively denying access to transition-related pediatric treatment nationwide.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

You Can Buy Canned Coffee With Food Stamps (But Only If It Has Milk)

Five states now ban purchasing soda and candy with SNAP benefits, producing inconsistent implementation and tying further rollouts to federal funding incentives.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports

Supreme Court appeared likely to uphold state bans preventing transgender girls and women from participating on school athletic teams.
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fromAdvocate.com
5 months ago

Marriage equality will be banned in these 31 states if Obergefell is overturned

If the U.S. Supreme Court reverses Obergefell, 31 states could ban same-sex marriage and over 60% of Americans would lose marriage equality.
fromFast Company
5 months ago

Texas banned cultivated meat. Now cultivated meat companies are suing

Cultivated meat-meat grown from cells, not from whole animals-isn't yet a widespread option in grocery stores or restaurants. The innovation, which involves growing meat from real animal cells without raising or slaughtering any animals, is still relatively rare. But already, Texas lawmakers have decided to ban it. Now, two cultivated meat companies are fighting back with a federal lawsuit that challenges that ban.
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fromAdvocate.com
5 months ago

Almost 200 members of Congress call on the Supreme Court to uphold bans on conversion therapy

187 Democratic lawmakers filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors.
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