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At least 26 states have adopted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, but Florida was the first state to restrict health care for transgender adults ...
Florida Senate Bill 254 (SB 254) is a law that prohibits gender-affirming care for anyone under the age of 18, places restrictions on adult patients accessing this care, and allows the state to take temporary custody of children who may be receiving gender-affirming care now or in the future. [1]
The law prohibits licensed health care providers from practicing conversion therapy on minors within the state. [70] 17. [71] Colorado: May 31, 2019: August 2, 2019: Legislative statute On February 19, 2019, the Colorado House of Representatives passed HB19-1129, [72] which would ban conversion therapy on minors, with a vote of 42–20.
Jon Harris Maurer, the public policy director for LGBTQ+ rights group Equality Florida, characterized the law as government intrusion into "vital health care". “We have parents, understandably very concerned about their children’s wellbeing, who want to make sure that they have the right to make the best decisions for their kids,” Maurer ...
A federal judge in Florida has struck down the state's laws that ban gender-affirming care for minors, finding that they are unconstitutional. Florida judge rules state ban on gender-affirming ...
In April 2023, both houses of the Florida state legislature passed a bill codifying the ban on gender affirming care for minors, and allowing the state to modify or nullify parental custody agreements from other states if the child involved is allowed access to or is “threatened with” being allowed access to gender affirming care. [134]
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MIAMI (AP) — Attorneys for the state of Florida argued before a federal appeals court Wednesday that a lower-court judge was wrong to block a law last year that bans gender-affirming care for minors and restricts similar care for adults, though a pending U.S. Supreme Court case creates uncertainty.