"The campaign to restrict gender-affirming care follows a well-worn and ultimately successful playbook designed by anti-abortion advocates, emboldening them to target intersecting issues."
"Many of the same policymakers are using parallel tactics to limit access to both abortion and gender-affirming care, increasingly depending on criminalization and state surveillance."
"Young people are in the crosshairs of both movements, facing steep barriers to accessing care due to restrictions on parental involvement and limited resources."
"Understanding how these attacks overlap is critical to resisting them and building solidarity across both fights, as these movements could reinforce strategies for restricting care."
The movements to restrict abortion care and gender-affirming care are increasingly interconnected, employing similar strategies to limit access. Policymakers are targeting young people, who face significant barriers due to restrictions on parental involvement and resources. Both movements utilize criminalization and state surveillance to undermine personal health care decisions. With 13 states enforcing total abortion bans and 24 states imposing total bans on gender-affirming care, understanding these overlapping attacks is essential for building solidarity and resistance against them.
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