Proposed legislation behind the impending US government shutdown contains provisions that would ban federal funding for transgender adults, as well as youngsters.
Proposed legislation behind the impending US government shutdown contains provisions that would ban federal funding for transgender adults, as well as youngsters.
You do realize that almost all hospitals in the U.S. receive federal funds in the form of medicare and medicaid reimbursements, right? And the feds are threatening to pull all federal funding from hospitals that treat trans people, thereby creating a chilling effect. So while the headline is slightly misleading, it’s really not far off the mark.