Stop Republicans from putting a youth ban in the Trans Health Equity Act!

Maryland Republicans are attacking trans youth by attempting to BAN their life-saving healthcare.

Help ensure medical decisions stay between patients, parents and providers. Take action now to tell the Maryland General Assembly to defer to medical science - support a CLEAN Trans Health Equity Act with NO youth bans!

I’m writing as a constituent to strongly urge you to vote down any effort to amend the Trans Health Equity Act to restrict adolescents from receiving life-saving healthcare.

While trans youth are under attack in conservative state legislatures across the country, some legislators are trying to split Maryland off from the states that are acting to protect our youth. Maryland must stay a safe and welcoming place to all, especially vulnerable trans youth.

Without access to gender-affirming care, trans youth face incredibly high rates of suicide. This life-saving healthcare includes mental health treatment, counseling, voice training, puberty blockers, and more.

Some legislators are attempting to amend the bill to bar youth from receiving this care with fear mongering about hormone therapy and puberty blockers that has zero basis in fact. The use of puberty blockers and other hormone therapy for trans adolescents as outlined in the Trans Health Equity Act is supported by every major medical association in the United States, including the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and many more.

Parental consent is already required for youth to access most types of medical care in Maryland, including all gender-affirming medical care. We do not need to restrict access further.

Maryland’s trans youth need you to defend them – please support a clean Trans Health Equity Act with no harmful youth bans!

Sincerely,

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Stop Republicans from putting a youth ban in the Trans Health Equity Act!

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