North Carolina's Republican-led General Assembly on Wednesday overrode the Democratic governor's vetoes of legislation banning gender-affirming medical treatment for minors and other bills related to sports and LGBTQ+ instruction, marking a huge loss of access for transgender youth in the state.
According to The Associated Press, the bill — enacted by GOP supermajorities in the House and Senate — prohibits medical professionals from providing hormone therapy, puberty-blocking drugs and gender-affirmation surgeries to anyone under the age of 18, barring some exceptions. The law went into effect immediately, allowing only minors who had started treatment before Aug.1 to continue receiving care if their doctors determine its medically necessary and their parents give consent.
