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Commission supports explicit medical nondiscrimination language to protect gender identity and expression
Summary
The Commission on Human Relations presented a proposed code amendment to clarify that providers may not withhold elective medical treatment because of a patient's gender identity or expression; the LGBTQIA+ Commission voted to support the proposal.
The City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations (CHR) presented June 20 a proposed amendment to the city’s public-accommodations code to explicitly prohibit medical providers from refusing or withholding elective medical treatment because of a person’s gender identity or expression.
“...it will explicitly keep anyone in the medical field within the city of Pittsburgh limits from discriminating against someone for … withholding or denying any person an elective medical treatment that would otherwise be provided to someone but for their gender…
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