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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 Island Current.

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 out-of-state investigations appeared first

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 first on Maine Morning Star.

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.