CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Joining the growing list of legislation related to transgender North Carolinians, access to gender-affirming care for some transgender minors may be on the line this year.
A new proposal would prohibit the use of public health care facilities or state money for various forms of gender-affirming care for transgender minors. That includes puberty-blocking drugs, hormone-replacement therapy or gender transition surgery.
The plan by Republican lawmakers also outlines a list of public health care facilities that would be barred from such practices, including the UNC Health Care system, local health departments and facilities operated under the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
