A new Florida law banning gender-affirming care for minors is getting a lot of attention nationally as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis runs for president, but it's also impacting transgender adults.

The new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors also mandates that adult patients seeking trans health care sign an informed consent form. It also requires a physician to oversee any health care related to transitioning, and for people to see that doctor in person. Those rules have proven particularly onerous because many people received care from nurse practitioners and used telehealth. The law also made it a crime to violate the new requirements.

Another new law that allows doctors and pharmacists to refuse to treat transgender people further limits their options.

  • Ryumast3r@lemmy.world
    8·
    1 year ago

    How are taxpayers paying for this? If anything, because of the added administrative requirements, this bill is costing taxpayers more.

    • Zeroxxx@lemm.ee
      17·
      1 year ago

      AHAHAHAHAHAHA

      you would be better off as climate denial supportter than writing that with straight face

      • itsJoelle@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        But that’s a pretty straight forward question. How is are people taking elective, private surgery burdening the taxpayers?