Alabama Law Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Care for Youth Takes Effect
Above: Protesters rally against anti-transgender legislation in AlabamaAlabama’s law criminalizing the provision of gender-affirming care to minors went into effect Sunday, and health care professionals, parents, and others are worried.Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law April 8 making it a felony to provide such care, with punishment for violation of up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $15,000. It is the most extreme law on the matter in any state.In a lawsuit brought by parents of transgender children, a physician, a psychologist, and minister, U.S.