Articles tagged as: gender-affirming care
December 17, 2024
Lawmaker proposes repeal to portion of gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth
A Democratic representative is planning to file a bill to repeal part of Indiana’s gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth. The bill would repeal a provision that bans providers from “aiding and abetting” families seeking care out of state.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2024
Federal appeals court upholds Indiana’s trans youth gender-affirming care ban
Indiana’s 2023 law shares nearly identical language to Tennessee’s ban, which will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in December.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2024
This Supreme Court case could impact transgender health care in the Midwest
More than half of U.S. states have limited access to gender affirming care for minors. That includes Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri. Now, the nation’s highest court will take up a case out of Tennessee this December that could have ripple effects across the country.
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2024
Indiana Planned Parenthood expands gender-affirming care capacity at statewide clinics
Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai‘i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky has expanded its capacity to offer gender-affirming care services in Indiana. The organization said it hopes to meet the need of transgender Hoosiers seeking care.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2024
Federal judge orders Indiana Department of Correction to provide gender-affirming surgery to inmate
A federal judge has ordered the Indiana Department of Correction to provide a transgender inmate with gender-affirming surgery.
Read MoreJune 26, 2024
Expert: SCOTUS decision on Tennessee gender-affirming care ban may ripple beyond trans youth
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it would hear a challenge on a gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth in Tennessee. The ripple effects of that decision could determine the future of Indiana’s ban.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2024
Indiana’s gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth takes effect after higher court’s ruling
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an injunction on Indiana's gender-affirming care ban for Hoosiers younger than 18. The law now takes effect immediately.
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2024
Ban on gender-affirming care for minors allowed to take effect in Indiana
Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is being allowed to take effect by a federal appeals court in Chicago. The order was issued Tuesday by a panel of justices on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2024
After DCS took custody of their trans child, they sued and lost. Now they’re asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in
A couple sued DCS for taking custody of their trans child and lost. Now they’re asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2024
5 Ways America's courts could change health care in 2024
Key court decisions in 2024 about prescription drug prices, abortion bans, gender-affirming care and the Affordable Care Act could change the way health care is delivered in America.
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