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Maryland Senate approves legal protections for gender-affirming care

Gender-affirming treatment in Maryland would be protected from criminal and civil actions brought by other states under a measure approved that has been approved by the state Senate. The Democrat-controlled Senate voted 33-13 on Tuesday for the measure that would provide the same legal protection offered by the state for abortions. It now goes to the House, where a similar bill has been introduced. The measure protects medical records of patients in Maryland from criminal, civil and administrative actions relating to gender-affirming care, if records were sought in investigations started in another state.

Nine out of 10 people are biased against women, says ‘alarming’ UN report

Researchers ‘shocked’ at lack of progress, and entrenched social norms that curtail women’s chances in politics, business and work