Two Florida medical boards have proposed a ban on minors receiving gender-affirming care.

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The law forbids gender-affirming surgeries as well as the prescription of hormone therapy or puberty blockers to new patients who are minors.

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At a meeting last week that was roundly denounced by opponents, including the Endocrine Society, the rule was initially drafted.

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