Transgender Health
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Transgender community faces ‘astronomical gap’ in health-care system, advocates sayWith a health system based on a “gender cis-normative binary,” education is important for making things more accessible to the transgender community, according to one advocate.HealthNov 21, 2022
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U.S. federal judge blocks Trump rollback on transgender health careBlocked at the 11th hour, the regulation from the federal Department of Health and Human Services was to have taken effect Tuesday.WorldAug 18, 2020
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Trump administration overturns health care protections for transgender peopleThe Department of Health and Human Services said it will enforce sex discrimination protections “according to the plain meaning of the word ‘sex’ as male or female and as determined by biology.”WorldJun 12, 2020
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‘This encourages patient abandonment’: Edmontonians rally against Bill 207 at Alberta legislatureThe bill, which has now passed first reading, was introduced in the legislature by Peace River United Conservative Party MLA Dan Williams.PoliticsNov 16, 2019
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Head of program’s resignation raises questions about accessibility to transgender care in AlbertaSome psychiatrists on the frontlines of transgender care in Alberta fear their patients may soon face increased difficulty accessing certain health-care services.HealthSep 16, 2019
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