4th Circuit Court: “States Can Exclude Medicaid Coverage of Gender-Affirming Surgery.”
District Court Rules Aetna Policy is Sex Discrimination
On Sunday, a federal judge ruled that Aetna’s categorical denial of facial feminization surgery for transgender women constitutes sex discrimination under the Affordable Care Act.
Oregon Strengthens Gender-Affirming Care Protections
A bill expanding Oregon’s shield laws that protect doctors, nurses, midwives, and others who provide abortions and gender-affirming care to out of state patients has passed both chambers in the Oregon Legislature.https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/05/oregon-gender-affirming-care-transgender-abortion/
