Judge denies DeSantis' request to evaluate trans kids in Medicaid fight
A federal judge has rejected a request by Gov. DeSantis to mentally evaluate 12-year-olds trans plaintiffs in a challenge to Medicaid rules.
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A federal judge has rejected a request by Gov. DeSantis to mentally evaluate 12-year-olds trans plaintiffs in a challenge to Medicaid rules.
AHCA asked for “mental examinations” on a pair of 12-year-olds who are plaintiffs in a challenge to a state rule prohibiting Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care.
DeSantis’ administration sought to have the 12-year-old plaintiffs examined by a psychiatrist who is skeptical of gender-affirming care.
Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is asking a federal judge for permission to perform "mental examinations" on a pair of 12-year-olds who are plaintiffs in a challenge to a state rule preventing Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender people.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is asking a federal judge for permission to perform “mental examinations” on a pair of 12-year-olds who are plaintiffs in a challenge to a state rule preventing Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender people.