Controversial Bills Restricting Transgender Care for Minors Gain Support in Midwest States

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Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is defending a bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender teens in Iowa, stating that the science isn't conclusive to support such treatments. Democrats and medical associations argue that these treatments can be life-saving. Reynolds called the matter an "extremely uncomfortable position" for her, but says she has to do what's in the best interest of kids.
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- Missouri attorney general to restrict transgender care for minors NBC News
- Editorial: Citing social contagion,' state attorney general invokes powers he doesn't have St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Kim Reynolds says Iowa ban on gender-affirming care is in the 'best interest of the kids' Des Moines Register
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