Minnesota lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that would establish the state as a "trans refuge" for children who are seeking transgender medical procedures but who may be denied "gender-affirming care" in other states.
A teenager who has detransitioned from being a male filed a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente Medical Group after health care providers performed gender surgery at 13 years old.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released Chinese nationals into the country amid a massive surge in migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border.
"As Attorney General, I will protect children and enforce the laws as written, which includes upholding state law on experimental gender transition interventions," said AG Bailey.
A new bill in California, SB 345, seeks to protect doctors who provide abortion medication by mail to women in states where the medication, or the procedure itself, is banned.
Local authorities and state governments in the northeast U.S. are asking the federal government for more help as they deal with an influx of illegal immigrants crossing from Canada into the U.S.
an 18-year-old who identified as transgender in adolescence before outgrowing it, plans to sue the hospital system and health care providers involved in her medical transition.
The bill "strikes the very best balance of protecting innocent life and protecting women who experience rare and dangerous circumstances," said Utah state representative Karianne Lisonbee (R).
The California Assembly Judiciary Committee will hear a controversial bill, AB 957, which aims to encourage state judges to disregard parental objections to gender and name changes for minors who identify as transgender, sparking a heated debate on parental rights and the role of government in family matters.
