Wetin dey happen for California? Attorney General Rob Bonta don land serious lawsuit for ground o! Na against Rady Children’s Health wey be di biggest children health provider for state. Dem dey accuse dem say dem wan shut down gender-affirming care for transgender youths. Na wetin we call wahala!
This news don fire scatter for chat groups wey parents of transgender children dey gather, plus LGBTQ organizations and others wey dey follow di matter. E no be small thing, as e be di first time wey state take serious action against hospital wey dey limit or close transgender health services.
Many people dey hail dis move as a big victory for di trans community, but some dey wonder why di legal claims no follow di broader civil rights angle. Instead, dem dey rely on state corporation code wey suppose make Rady continue di gender-affirming care. Dem talk say dis code dey govern business transactions, but wetin about di civil rights matter?
Wetin dey seize ground be say Rady don violate di merger agreement wey dem sign last year wen dem take over two other hospitals. Dis agreement gree say dem must maintain all dem services, including transgender health care. But why dem no talk about di anti-discrimination laws wey dey for ground? Kanan Durham, wey be executive director for Pride at di Pier, don raise eye brow about dis. Him dey ask, if Attorney General no fit win case based on di laws wey dey, wetin come be di use of these laws?
Noor from di Transgender Law Center don confirm say di Unruh Civil Rights Act na di backbone for equal access to transgender health services. Di act dey block discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. E mean say if hospital fit give puberty blockers to cisgender pikin, dem no fit deny di same treatment to transgender pikin because of di purpose.
As di matter dey unfold, Bonta don vow say him go fight for di law and make sure say California fit access gender-affirming care without wahala. But Rady don talk say dem no fit comment on di litigation but e no easy for dem to shut down those services.
Over di past year, parents and youths dey fear as major hospitals dey retreat from providing transgender healthcare. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles don close dem doors before, den Stanford Medical Center and Sutter Health follow suit, now na Rady turn. Hospitals dey claim say federal government dey put pressure on dem to stop dem services.
But supporters dey shout say di current evidence no back di idea say gender-affirming care dey harm pikin. Dem talk say trans and non-binary identities na normal part of human identity and healthcare dey help youth mental health.
E be like say di environment around gender-affirming care don change completely. Rady dey feeling di heat from di state lawsuit and federal scrutiny on top dis matter. Many people don dey call for more action from di state, especially since di stakes don high pass before.
Parents wey dey fight for their children rights don show say dem go no let dis wahala continue without action. Dem protest sharply against hospitals wey dey stop di care. Arne Johnson from Rainbow Families Action talk say di state don finally recognize di children rights and validness wey dem deserve.
For di end, dis lawsuit against Rady dey signal hope for many families wey dey depend on gender-affirming healthcare. E mean say di state dey finally stand up for di rights of di trans youth.
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