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Defying the state, Kansas City would be a sanctuary for people seeking gender-affirming health care

Defying the state, Kansas City would be a sanctuary for people seeking gender-affirming health care

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Officials in Missouri's largest city are moving to declare it a sanctuary for people seeking or providing gender-affirming care, defying state officials who are intent on banning it for minors and restricting it for adults.
N.S. man files human rights complaint after late husband denied wish to donate tissue

N.S. man files human rights complaint after late husband denied wish to donate tissue

A Nova Scotia man has filed a federal human rights complaint alleging discrimination after his husband's dying wish to donate bodily tissues such as skin and bones was denied due to his sexual orientation.
DNA project gives scientists diverse genome for comparison

DNA project gives scientists diverse genome for comparison

For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person’s full set of DNA they study to a template that relies mostly on genetic material from one man affectionately known as “the guy from Buffalo.
South Carolina Republicans advance new abortion restrictions

South Carolina Republicans advance new abortion restrictions

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans are pushing new abortion restrictions in a late attempt to curtail access after a near-total ban failed last month.
Conservative MP's bill on violence against pregnant women revives abortion debate

Conservative MP's bill on violence against pregnant women revives abortion debate

OTTAWA — A private member's bill from a Conservative backbench MP is stirring up debate over abortion in Canada, though the proposed legislation does not mention it even once.
Trans minors protected from parents under Washington law

Trans minors protected from parents under Washington law

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Minors seeking gender-affirming care in Washington will be protected from the intervention of estranged parents under a measure Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law Tuesday.
Comment on transgender issue roils Kentucky governor's race

Comment on transgender issue roils Kentucky governor's race

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Trans minors protected from parents under Washington law

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Minors seeking gender-affirming care in Washington will be protected from the intervention of estranged parents under a measure Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law Tuesday.
Minnesota prepares for near-total ban on 'forever chemicals'

Minnesota prepares for near-total ban on 'forever chemicals'

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota is on the verge of banning non-essential uses of “forever chemicals.

Michigan paper mill with unusual illnesses reopens

ESCANABA, Mich. (AP) — A northern Michigan paper mill has resumed operations after closing for three weeks to deal with an unusual outbreak of fungal infections.