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A group of Senate Democrats attempted to remove the anti-transgender provision in the bill’s closing days. Led by U.S. Sen.Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), 21 Senators put forth an amendment striking the language that would deny health care to the children of servicemembers. In her statement, Baldwin said, “I trust our servicemembers and their doctors to make the best healthcare decisions for their kids, not politicians.” U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) joined HRC and partners at a press conference to call for a rejection of the poisoned NDAA. However, the amendment was not brought for a vote.
Every credible medical organization – representing over 1.3 million doctors in the United States – agrees that age-appropriate health care for transgender and non-binary people is medically necessary and best practice. Which is why majorities of Americans oppose criminalizing or banning gender-affirming care. A recent Gallup poll found that more than 60% of Americans oppose laws that seek to ban access to medically necessary care for transgender youth.
Despite President Biden’s repeated promises to veto legislation that would enshrine discrimination against transgender people, the NDAA was signed into law.
