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24 Transgender People and Health Care Cases

Medical professionals protest Texas legislation that would ban the gender-affirming medical care.
Texas
Feb 2026

Transgender People and Health Care

Doe v. Abbott

A family in Texas had a child welfare investigator arrive at their home due to a directive from Governor Greg Abbott stating that health care that is medically necessary for treating gender dysphoria should be considered a form of child abuse. This family — an employee of DFPS, her husband, and their transgender teen — sued Governor Abbott and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Dr. Megan Mooney, a licensed psychologist who works with transgender youth and their families, also joined the lawsuit.
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Texas
Feb 2026
Medical professionals protest Texas legislation that would ban the gender-affirming medical care.

Transgender People and Health Care

Doe v. Abbott

A family in Texas had a child welfare investigator arrive at their home due to a directive from Governor Greg Abbott stating that health care that is medically necessary for treating gender dysphoria should be considered a form of child abuse. This family — an employee of DFPS, her husband, and their transgender teen — sued Governor Abbott and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Dr. Megan Mooney, a licensed psychologist who works with transgender youth and their families, also joined the lawsuit.
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Zayre-Brown v. North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections
North Carolina
Feb 2026

Transgender People and Health Care

Zayre-Brown v. North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety has continually denied Kanautica Zayre-Brown, an incarcerated transgender woman in their custody, access to gender-affirming surgery.
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North Carolina
Feb 2026
Zayre-Brown v. North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections

Transgender People and Health Care

Zayre-Brown v. North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety has continually denied Kanautica Zayre-Brown, an incarcerated transgender woman in their custody, access to gender-affirming surgery.
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Jesse Hammons
Court Case
Feb 2026

Transgender People and Health Care

Hammons v. UMMS

Jesse Hammons was denied a commonly performed medical procedure at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center because he is transgender. The taxpayer-owned hospital claims that providing Hammons with medical care would be a violation of their religious beliefs.
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Court Case
Feb 2026
Jesse Hammons

Transgender People and Health Care

Hammons v. UMMS

Jesse Hammons was denied a commonly performed medical procedure at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center because he is transgender. The taxpayer-owned hospital claims that providing Hammons with medical care would be a violation of their religious beliefs.
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K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana
Indiana
Feb 2026

Transgender People and Health Care

K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana

Four Hoosier families, joined by medical providers, are challenging an Indiana law passed in April 2023 barring access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Indiana is home to over 4,000 transgender adolescents and the health care targeted by this law is supported by the entire mainstream of the medical community.
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Indiana
Feb 2026
K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana

Transgender People and Health Care

K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana

Four Hoosier families, joined by medical providers, are challenging an Indiana law passed in April 2023 barring access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Indiana is home to over 4,000 transgender adolescents and the health care targeted by this law is supported by the entire mainstream of the medical community.
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