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Puerto Rico Bill Threatens Transgender Youth Healthcare Access

7/14/2025

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Puerto Rico's lawmakers are pushing forward a controversial bill that could criminalize parents and doctors providing gender-affirming care to youth. With Governor Jenniffer González Colón's decision pending, advocates fear this legislation jeopardizes essential healthcare for transgender youth, highlighting the urgent need for support in a rapidly changing political landscape.

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Puerto Rico's lawmakers are pushing forward a controversial bill that could criminalize parents and doctors providing gender-affirming care to youth. With Governor Jenniffer González Colón's decision pending, advocates fear this legislation jeopardizes essential healthcare for transgender youth, highlighting the urgent need for support in a rapidly changing political landscape.