States that protect transgender health care now try to absorb demand
Patients and their families are testing clinics' capacity in states that declared themselves refuges for transgender people.
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Patients and their families are testing clinics' capacity in states that declared themselves refuges for transgender people.
Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday celebrated the passage of bills that shore up abortion access and enact minimum hospital staffing standards.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday held a ceremonial signing of a bill protecting rights to gender-affirming care and abortion.
As states across the nation restrict abortion access and launch legislative attacks on LGBTQ Americans, Oregon legislators are looking to protect people seeking reproductive and gender-affirming medical care, as well as doctors providing the services. House Bill 2002, sponsored by 34 Democratic lawmakers, would strengthen protections for medical providers who offer abortion services, close reproductive service gaps in rural areas of the state, and expand insurance coverage for medically necessary gender-affirming care. “While there's a...
Legislation seeks to protect access to reproductive and gender affirming care amidst a nationwide trend of legislation blocking access.