Tag: Gender-affirming Care
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Colorado Supreme Court signals intervention in dispute over treatment for trans children
The Colorado Supreme Court ordered Children’s Hospital Colorado on Tuesday to explain why it should not direct the organization to resume providing certain types of services to transgender children in compliance with the state’s non-discrimination law. Last month, a Denver judge declined to require Children’s Colorado to continue providing hormone therapy and puberty blockers to…
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Colorado joins more legal battles against Trump’s orders
Colorado will join two more lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s executive orders. This brings the total to nine the total lawsuits Colorado officials or entities have pursued against Trump since the new president took office in January. Separately, at least one lawsuit has been filed against the state of Colorado, seeking to reverse its “sanctuary”…
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Denver Health, UCHealth halt gender transition services for minors following Trump order
Under the threat of losing significant funding, two of metro Denver’s biggest hospitals have halted their gender transition services for minors to comply with an order from the Trump administration, which described such programs as the irreversible “chemical and surgical mutilation” of children. The move by Denver Health and UCHealth is the latest indication of…
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Children’s Hospital Colorado stops providing puberty blockers, hormonal treatment for gender transitions
Following the move by two of metro Denver’s biggest hospital groups, Children’s Hospital Colorado also decided to halt gender transition services for minors to comply with an order from the Trump administration. Specifically, the hospital said it would no longer offer puberty blockers and hormonal treatment to patients. Instead, the hospital said it would now only…
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Colorado temporarily suspended state flag program after giving flag to ‘Gays Against Groomers’
Colorado temporarily suspended a program that allows people to buy a state flag that has been flown over the Capitol after the state government gave a flag to Gays Against Groomers. The program is back up and running after officials made modifications to its website and the form to procure the flag. Gays Against Groomers…
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Colorado bolsters abortion rights with signing of 3 new laws
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Colorado secured its status as an abortion sanctuary state on Friday, when the governor signed a trio of bills bolstering abortion rights. Gov. Jared Polis gave final approval to the bill package, designed to protect and increase access to abortion in the state, just over one year after Colorado enshrined abortion as a fundamental right. The bills became…
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Colorado Democrats pass trio of abortion rights bills in Senate, sending them to House
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After more than 11 hours of debate on the Senate floor, three bills seeking to bolster abortion rights in Colorado cleared the chamber on Wednesday, advancing to the House for consideration. The bills would shield abortion patients and providers from interstate investigations, expand insurance coverage for abortion care, and prohibit what supporters call “deceptive” advertising…