Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a ruling in the case United States v. Skrmetti, a case to determine whether a Tennessee law banning gender affirming healthcare for minors violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The leader of the Arizona Department of Education calls on local lawmakers to push...CMS Rules
The federal government's assault on LGBTQ people and their access to healthcare services continued this week as the Trump administration ignores an injunction, the Supreme Court accepts a case on conversion therapy and researchers sue over the removal of articles from a government website.
Beginning on day one of his second term,...
In June, Governor Katie Hobbs signed Executive Order 2023-12, which directed the Department of Administration to remove language exempting gender reassignment surgery from healthcare coverage under state and university policies. Now, Arizona Republicans are challenging the consent decree in court.
Four years ago, University of Arizona...
Medical gender transition for America's youth has been a hot-button topic for the better part of the year with a number of limitations and bans placed on gender-affirming care for adolescents and court challenges to insurers who refuse to cover transition procedures.
State-level policymakers across the country, including in Arizona...
