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When LGBTQ+ activists, lawmakers and students gathered at the Capitol on Feb. 28 to honor the life of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager from Oklahoma, their loss felt a lot closer to home than the nearly 1,500-mile distance. “We gathered together today as a community to grieve the loss of Nex Benedict, a beautiful 16-year-old […] The post Is Connecticut a ‘safe haven’ for transgender youth? For some, not safe enough appeared first on Rhode Island Current.

The Rhode Island Senate passed a bill Thursday that would defend doctors’ ability to provide reproductive health services and gender-affirming care, which includes therapies, surgeries and other medical services for transgender and nonbinary people. The 29-7 vote passed largely along partisan lines, with every Republican senator — Jessica de la Cruz, Anthony DeLuca II, Elaine […] The post Rhode Island Senate passes Healthcare Provider Shield Act appeared first on Rhode Islan...

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion nearly two years ago, more than a dozen state legislatures have enacted laws that protect abortion providers and patients from out-of-state investigations. These statutes — shield laws — are typically passed in Democratic-led states. “It’s the states saying ‘We define abortion and gender-affirming care as protective […] The post Where abortion providers and patients are protected from ...

Maine will have a “shield law” that protects the state’s health professionals who provide reproductive and gender-affirming care from being targeted by other states’ bans starting mid-July. On Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills signed LD 227 into law, placing Maine among the dozen or so other states that have enacted shield laws regarding abortion and gender-affirming […] The post Maine joins growing list of states protecting healthcare providers from bans appeared firs...

As the Supreme Court decides whether to allow access restrictions to the abortion drug mifepristone, a network of providers is working to help women in states with bans.

A growing share of abortions is now being administered through telemedicine, with clinicians prescribing mail-order abortion pills after online consultations, according to the first nationwide count of telehealth abortions in the U.S. medical system. At least 1 in 6 abortions, around 14,000 a month, was conducted via telehealth from July through September, the most recent months with available data. How It Works Pills are prescribed by virtual-only providers and by clinics that also offer in-per

Advocates say the bill goes farther than the governor’s executive order that enacts policies to protect trans people.

The city joins a growing number of cities and states creating policies that provide protections to both in- and out-of-state residents.

Officially now says we will provide you refuge. you can come here, you will be safe here. this is the headline in the lead minnesota star tribune. quote, minneapolis star tribune -- quote, new laws make minnesota a refuge for abortion and gender affirming care. people traveling to minnesota for abortion or gender affirming care will now be shielded from legal consequences under a new law signed by the democratic governor. minnesota is among the latest but theyre certainly not alone. thece democr...

Now we will provide you refuge. you can come here, you will be safe here. thats the headline and the lead in the minnesota star tribune -- minneapolis star tribune. new laws make minnesota a refuge for abortion and gender affirming care. people traveling to minnesota for the care will be shielded from legal consequences under new laws signed by democratic governor. minnesota is among the latest but not alone. the democratic governor in colorado, the democratic governor of new mexico recently sig...