Maryland lawmakers want to extend legal protections for healthcare workers providing abortions to those who are giving gender affirming care in a new bill.
The legislation keeps other states from challenging medical licenses, taking legal action against providers. It also keeps other states from requiring providers to hand over medical records of people who receive care from out of state.
“Over 20 states banned gender affirming care,” said Sen. Clarence Lam during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Thursday. “Just like many of the bans on abortion, and other reproductive health services, many of these bans are structured in ways that could be used to harass gender affirming care patients in Maryland, or to go after the licenses of other providers.”
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