CT law protecting gender-affirming care revisited. Here's why

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Connecticut State Capitol Building, Hartford. (Douglas Hook / Hartford Courant)

By Alison Cross | across@courant.com | Hartford Courant

UPDATED: March 8, 2024 at 4:58 PM EST

A proposal to make technical revisions to a 2022 shield law reignited debates over gender affirming care for minors and received queries from puzzled lawmakers who did not recall protections for such treatments applying to the original legislation.

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Originally Published: March 7, 2024 at 6:00 AM EST

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