Washington, Minnesota protect access to abortion, gender-affirming care

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Source: UPI

The Democratic governors of Washington and Minnesota on Thursday signed legislation to protect access to abortion and gender-affirming care in their states as their Republican counterparts the nation over seek to restrict and ban the medical procedures.

The move comes as both medical treatments have come under attack by Republican-led states, resulting in more than a dozen to ban abortion following last summer's U.S. Supreme Court decision to repeal federal protections for the procedure.

More than 15 states have also banned gender-affirming care for minors, according to the Movement Advancement Project, despite most major medical associations supporting such treatment while calling on politicians to leave medical decisions to patients and their doctors.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1469 to prohibit compliance with out-of-state subpoenas related to abortion and gender-affirming-care services and abortion- and gender-affirming care-related extradition requests as well as prevent cooperation with related out-of-state investigations while protecting providers in-state from harassment.


Read more: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/04/27/Washington-Minnesota-protect-abortion-gender-affirming-care/6951682647190/

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1. And gerrymandered WI Repugs are in control of legislation DAMN

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3. Yep, we're like an island of stupid surrounded by sanity (MN, MI, & Il)

We need to start funding organizations who will help people get the healthcare they need in a neighboring state - even help them move permanently if they try to hurt transgenders here like they are trying elsewhere.

Vos seems to not want to go to some of the extremes that his caucus does, but how long can he hold out?

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