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140 Medical Professionals Urge Washington Voters to Defeat Initiative 638

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC · How we work

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Providers and activists are campaigning to defeat Washington’s Initiative 638, which would bar trans girls from sports.
The measure would require girls to prove female anatomy via genetic and hormone tests or a genital exam.
Boys would face no comparable sex-verification requirements under the proposal.
More than 140 medical professionals issued a statement opposing the initiative.
No Hate campaign has 6,300 volunteers and nearly 600 endorsers including Senator Patty Murray.

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Providers and activists are campaigning to defeat Washington’s Initiative 638, which would bar trans girls from sports.
The measure would require girls to prove female anatomy via genetic and hormone tests or a genital exam.
Boys would face no comparable sex-verification requirements under the proposal.
More than 140 medical professionals issued a statement opposing the initiative.
No Hate campaign has 6,300 volunteers and nearly 600 endorsers including Senator Patty Murray.