Transgender Health Care Restrictions and Bans Spark Controversy in Florida

Health care providers, including Planned Parenthood, are suspending gender-affirming medical care for adults in Florida to comply with a new state law that bans transition-related care for transgender minors and places heavy restrictions on care for adults. The law prohibits health care professionals from administering puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy, and surgeries to transgender minors. The legislation substantially reduces the number of providers able to administer care by allowing only physicians to provide gender-affirming services, meaning other health care professionals are unable to provide care that is considered medically necessary by most major medical organizations.