Associated Press.The new law, which prohibits access to hormone therapy, puberty-blocking drugs, and gender confirmation surgery although minors who had begun treatment prior to Aug.
1 may continue receiving puberty blockers or hormones if their doctors deem it medically necessary and their parents consent.
As a result, North Carolina has become the 22nd state to enact legislation restricting minors’ ability to access to gender-affirming care.State Sen.
Lisa Grafstein (D-Raleigh), the state’s only out LGBTQ state senator, said the ban on gender-affirming care “may be the most heartbreaking bill in a truly heartbreaking session.”But Sen.
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