03/05/2024

Transgender Healthcare in Ohio

Thousands submit comments on revised proposed Ohio administrative rules

Ohioans submitted more than 4,000 comments on Governor Mike DeWine's new proposed administrative rules for transgender health care, according to records obtained by the Capital Journal.

The feedback was submitted during the comment portion for the updated proposed administrative rules that would collect data on transgender health care and change health care treatment for minors with gender dysphoria.

"The department's proposal would add onerous requirements that will reduce available resources for this type of care even though it can be lifesaving," one;email said. "Parents and doctors should be empowered to do everything they can to make all youth, including transgender youth, feel loved and accepted, but the department's regulations will make that harder for them to do."

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