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Dozens tell Senate Health Committee HB 96 provisions on gender identity would harm trans youth and adults
Summary
Clinicians, trans-led groups and transgender Ohioans told the Senate Health Committee that multiple provisions added to the House-passed HB 96 defining sex and limiting gender-affirming care would cause harm to youth and adults and should be removed or debated separately from the budget bill.
A string of witnesses—health-care providers, trans-led groups and people with lived experience—told the Senate Health Committee that several provisions added to the House-passed version of House Bill 96 would harm transgender, non‑binary and intersex Ohioans and would disrupt health and safety services.
Catherine Lacree, a nurse practitioner who said she provides LGBTQIA+ primary care including gender medicine, told the committee she opposed sections 333.13 and 9.05 of HB 96. She said the American Psychological Association’s February 2024 statement shows that…
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