A new Florida law banning gender-affirming care for minors is getting a lot of attention nationally as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis runs for president, but it's also impacting transgender adults.

The new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors also mandates that adult patients seeking trans health care sign an informed consent form. It also requires a physician to oversee any health care related to transitioning, and for people to see that doctor in person. Those rules have proven particularly onerous because many people received care from nurse practitioners and used telehealth. The law also made it a crime to violate the new requirements.

Another new law that allows doctors and pharmacists to refuse to treat transgender people further limits their options.

  • Captain Howdy
    719·
    1 year ago

    I honestly don’t think the laws requiring a doctor and informed consent are bad, it really is a major health and life change to take hormones or have reassignment surgery. don’t think a doctor should be able to refuse care without a VERY good reason, though. Also: fuck DeSantis, people should get the hell out of Florida.

    Edit: I’m being downvoted but not sure why… So is taking hormones/blockers or getting reassignment surgery not a major health and life change? One shouldn’t get advice and care from a professional when doing so?