Missouri to limit gender-affirming care for minors and adults
NBCNov 25, 2022
The Facts
The North Carolina Legislature voted to override a series of vetoes by Gov. Roy Cooper Wednesday, passing the Parents’ Bill of Rights, Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, and House Bill 808, which bans medical professionals from giving children puberty blockers and performing gender-reassignment surgery on children.
North Carolina is now the 22nd state to restrict or ban gender reassignment-care for minors, as Republican supermajorities in the state House and Senate allowed for a resounding veto override. The chambers voted 73-46 and 27-18, respectively, to override the veto.
The Spin
Republican narrative
North Carolina’s Legislature stepped up to the plate and protected the rights of children, parents, and women against the Democrats’ radical gender ideology. Gender reassignment surgery risks causing irreparable harm and should not be practiced on children lacking the maturity to make such life-altering decisions. Meanwhile, biological males are infringing on women's and girls’ spaces by competing in women’s sports. These new laws are common sense.
Democratic narrative
The GOP has made declaring war on the LGBTQ+ community its number one priority, particularly targeting the rights of the trans community. Medical professionals agree that gender-affirming care has saved the lives of many young trans people. This is a deep crisis for transgender people who live in North Carolina and similar states.
