State Rep. DeShanna Neal sponsored new legislation, HB 346, in the Delaware General Assembly that seeks to amend the state’s availability of so-called transgender healthcare to minors without parental consent.
HB 346 is an update to HB 455 that gave legal protection to abortion providers in Delaware to include doctors that provide “gender-affirming health care.” On its face, Delaware lawmakers claim the bill only seeks to protect doctors wanting to help patients with gender dysphoria receive care without being subjected to civil lawsuits. However, after a closer look at this bill, it seems that protection comes at the cost of Delaware’s most vulnerable patients.
“Gender-affirming care” is a euphemism proponents use to describe the use of irreversible hormone suppression and hormone treatments that can lead to chemical castration, as well as surgeries like mastectomy,…
