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The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

House passes bill criminalising gender-affirming care and eyes Medicaid ban

people hold signs that read 'gender-affirming care saves lives' and 'transgender rights are human rights'
Supporters of gender-affirming care in Emeryville, California, on 8 December 2025. Photograph: Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images

The House on Wednesday night passed a bill introduced by Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican, to criminalize parents and providers for providing gender-affirming care to children under the age of 18.

The bill, one of two scheduled for a vote this week targeting gender-affirming healthcare for children, marks the most significant attempt by federal lawmakers to restrict the healthcare for children in the US.

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