Bill: Trans Iowa children could get ‘gender-affirming' care in Minnesota

(Radio Iowa) – Minnesota would be a legal 'refuge' for children from Iowa and elsewhere to get 'gender-affirming health care' that's illegal in the...

March 25, 2023
2:42 AM

(Radio Iowa) – Minnesota would be a legal 'refuge' for children from Iowa and elsewhere to get 'gender-affirming health care' that's illegal in their home state, under a bill the Democrat-controlled Minnesota House passed early this (Friday) morning after long and heated debate. Representative Larry Kraft, a Saint Louis Park Democrat, asked parents to think about how they'd feel if the government forced them to stop critical care for their child's health. 'How could a government do this,' Kraft says, 'and yet, it's exactly what's happening with bans on gender-affirming care in too many places, including just next door in Iowa and South Dakota.