Key takeaways:
- Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed a bill into law that makes it a felony for healthcare workers to provide gender-affirming medical care to minors.
- The move is part of a larger trend of conservatives targeting transgender rights across the country.
- The law is set to take effect on November 1st, 2021 and it is unclear how the law will be enforced and what the consequences will be for healthcare workers who violate it.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed a bill into law that makes it a felony for healthcare workers to provide gender-affirming medical care to minors. This includes treatments such as puberty-blocking drugs and hormones. This makes Oklahoma the latest state to ban such care, joining at least 15 other states with similar laws.
The bills signed by Stitt last year also prohibit transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams and prevent transgender children from using school facilities. Transgender advocates and parents of transgender children have spoken out against the law, saying that such care is essential.
The move is part of a larger trend of conservatives targeting transgender rights across the country. Advocates have argued that the law will have a detrimental effect on the health and well-being of transgender children, and that it is a violation of their rights.
The law is set to take effect on November 1st, 2021. It is unclear how the law will be enforced and what the consequences will be for healthcare workers who violate it. It is also unclear how the law will affect the lives of transgender children in Oklahoma.
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