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Stuff you need to know, 3.17.23

“Guv signs bill protecting access to reproductive, gender-affirming care into law”
by Susan Dunlap, NM Political Report
March 16, 2023

The Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Healthcare Act, which prohibits public bodies from discriminating against reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare, is one of two significant reproductive rights bills before the New Mexico legislature this year. This was the first to pass and be signed into law. The other bill, the Reproductive Health Proivder Protections, is currently waiting to be heard on the House floor.

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Diana Tittle
Diana Tittle

Diana Tittle, a member of the board of Sierra County Public-Interest Journalism Project, was the editor of the Sierra County Sun, the Citizen's precursor. A former resident of Truth or Consequences who now lives part-time in northern New Mexico, she spent her 42-year professional career in Cleveland, Ohio, where she worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine writer and editor, book author and publisher and publishing consultant. She is the recipient of a Cleveland Arts Prize for Literature.

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    • I don’t know why the Citizen is promoting ‘gender affirming care’ for youth. I think the reason is because you all don’t know what it actually means. If you did i don’t think you’d be promoting it.

      Are you aware that the UK has put restrictions on it? that multiple states are putting restrictions on it? that many consider this practice to be one which we will regret in years to come?

      Gender Affirming Care uses hormone blockers and therapies that have irreversible effects. 14 y/o’s are not able to provide informed consent, they’re not old enough to understand what they’re consenting to.

      Many lawsuits are already underway. Chloe Cole is an example. As a news outlet, i feel it is your responsibility to provide all perspectives.
      Today the Attorney General of Missouri released this statement regarding gender affirming care for youth – https://ago.mo.gov/home/news/2023/03/20/missouri-attorney-general-andrew-bailey-announces-emergency-regulation-on-gender-transition-interventions-for-minors

      The UK started restricting GAC for youth a few years ago – https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-lgbt-transgender-trfn-idUSKBN28B3AV

      and here’s info on Chloe Cole’s lawsuit- https://www.dhillonlaw.com/lawsuits/chloe-cole-v-kaiser-permanente/

      These are all part of the story and it’s the responsibility of a news outlet to provide all sides. Kids are being manipulated by peer pressure and a broken medical system to forever change their bodies in ways we don’t yet understand- can we get some factual or objective reporting on this? or does every single issue today come down to 2 sides, either blue or red- no nuance at all??

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