It’s misleading to say “medically necessary” in this context; the headline makes it sound like they would force doctors at the ER to not save the lives of dying patients simply because they are trans. That’s not the case at all. This is just another ban on childhood medical transition. The argument that it is “medically necessary” rests on the assumption that not allowing underage medical transition would necessarily drive trans-identified youth to suicide. Perhaps a fair argument, but it’s not like not having access to these treatments would directly cause people’s bodies to stop functioning as would, say, banning diabetics from access to insulin. The bill also would not ban trans-identified youth from having health insurance, only not require providers to cover gender transition.
I don’t agree with the bill and despise Savannah Maddox. But argue against what it actually says, don’t make it sound worse than it actually is and then attack that strawman because it’s easier.
Alben Barkley doesn't care whether or not trans kids commit suicide. He might actually be more blase about it than lots of blue and tan avatars these days.
