UPDATE: A number of advocacy groups have sued to prevent the rule from going into effect, including the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and Southampton Community Healthcare in St. Louis. The petition says “The Rule targets gender-affirming care with unprecedented … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: We have had a few blogs that reference The Handmaid’s Tale since Season 1 of the Hulu series began in 2017, and one that did so several years ago which had a lively discussion in the comments. Here, Laura … Continue reading
The State of California recently banned discrimination against transgender patients in the provision of health insurance. It was only the third state to do so. Lack of access to health care is common for transgender persons. Reasons include—but are not limited to—fear of encountering stigma, employment discrimination which limits access to health insurance, and insurance providers refusing to cover medically necessary care.
In the state of Missouri, 5% of transgender adults report that they were refused EMT care, 13% report that they were refused Emergency Room care, and 24% report that they were refused care in a doctor’s office. The context of California’s policy change is thus one of serious health disparities for transgender patients and constitutes a step forward in public policy including transgender folks in our moral community and giving credence to their health care needs.
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