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.

    • squidzorz@lemmy.world
      10·
      11 months ago

      I WISH we had taxpayer funded healthcare in the USA. Sadly, we do not so I’m not sure your point is valid.

    • Ryumast3r@lemmy.world
      111·
      11 months ago

      How are taxpayers paying for this? If anything, because of the added administrative requirements, this bill is costing taxpayers more.

        • itsJoelle@lemmy.world
          5·
          11 months ago

          But that’s a pretty straight forward question. How is are people taking elective, private surgery burdening the taxpayers?

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      11 months ago

      We should tax churches and use the funds to pay for abortions and gender affirmation treatment.

      • Zeroxxx
        211·
        11 months ago

        All these weirdo stuffs are not even made by church 🤭