PBS Hails ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Court Win for Minors, Including Mastectomy

NAWAZ A federal appeals ░░░░░░░░ issued a groundbreaking ruling ░░░░░░░░ night ensuring that gender ░░░░░░░░ surgery is covered by ░░░░░░░░ run health insurance programs ░░░░░░░░ Sy has that report ░░░░░░░░ Amna this decision centered ░░░░░░░░ two lawsuits with trans ░░░░░░░░ in West Virginia and ░░░░░░░░ Carolina suing to secure ░░░░░░░░ coverage for gender affirming ░░░░░░░░ such as hormone therapy ░░░░░░░░ surgery The federal appellate ░░░░░░░░ in Richmond split 8 ░░░░░░░░ ordered that the state ░░░░░░░░ care plans reinstate coverage ░░░░░░░░ medically necessary services for ░░░░░░░░ treatment of gender dysphoria ░░░░░░░░ American Medical Association and ░░░░░░░░ American Academy of Pediatrics ░░░░░░░░ briefs in support of ░░░░░░░░ trans plaintiffs It is ░░░░░░░░ win for the trans ░░░░░░░░ but it may not ░░░░░░░░ the final word on ░░░░░░░░ issue For more on ░░░░░░░░ of this I m ░░░░░░░░ by NPR s Selena ░░░░░░░░ Duffin who covers health ░░░░░░░░ for NPR Selena it ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ the NewsHour So as ░░░░░░░░ know there are numerous ░░░░░░░░ cases around the country ░░░░░░░░ transgender rights and access ░░░░░░░░ gender affirming care How ░░░░░░░░ was this ruling and ░░░░░░░░ are the big takeaways ░░░░░░░░ you?”