Arkansas lawmakers have sent the Republican governor a bill that would make it easier to sue doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors.
FILE - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks after taking the oath of office, Jan. 10, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark. An effort to effectively reinstate Arkansas' blocked ban on gender-affirming care for minors by making it easier to sue doctors who provide such treatments was approved Wednesday, March 8, 2023, by lawmakers, and will head to Sanders' desk. who provide gender-affirming treatment to minors, moving to effectively reinstate the state's blocked ban on such care.
The House-passed bill would allow anyone who received gender-affirming care as a minor to file a malpractice lawsuit against their doctor for up to 15 years after they turn 18. Under current Arkansas law, medical malpractice claims must be filed within two years of what the law refers to as an “injury.”who also face increasingly hostile rhetoric at statehouses
Health experts have said minors with gender dysphoria who do not receive appropriate care face dramatically increased risk of suicide and serious depression. “It is exceedingly likely that the state will yet again lose a case involving our ongoing assault on this tiny, vulnerable group of kids,” Democratic Rep. Ashley Hudson said before the vote.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Arkansas Senate passes 'bathroom bill' and heads to House Judiciary Committee nextArkansas Senate passed the 'bathroom bill' on Tuesday. It criminalizes transgender people using public restrooms in some cases by defining 'sex' as a person's biological sex determined by anatomy and genetics at birth.
Weiterlesen »
Arkansas House sends governor trans care malpractice billArkansas lawmakers have sent the Republican governor a bill that would make it easier to sue doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors
Weiterlesen »
Miami's popular Republican Mayor Suarez weighs GOP challenge to Trump for White House in 2024Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has been huddling with some of the GOP's biggest political donors and leaders to discuss a possible run for president.
Weiterlesen »
Perspective | The eugenic roots of ‘quality adjusted life years,’ and why they matterPerspective: Why a powerful House Republican wants to ban a common insurance practice
Weiterlesen »
House GOP probes whether White House suppressed public statement on Biden's classified docs mishandlingHouse Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. is demanding to know whether the White House suppressed a public statement on President Biden's mishandling of classified documents.
Weiterlesen »
House Oversight asks whether White House suppressed public statement on Biden classified documentsHouse Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-OK) pressed the White House on Tuesday about whether aides pressured the National Archives and Records Administration to stay quiet about President Joe Biden’s mishandled classified documents.
Weiterlesen »