Current Version
| Region | Arkansas |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 20, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The "SAFE Act" was struck down by a federal judge, legalizing transition for any medically approved age. However, healthcare professionals are allowed to decline gender transition procedures if it is "against their religious views". |
| Sources | https://senate.arkansas.gov/senate-news/posts/2023/june/federal-judge-overturns-arkansas-law-prohibiting-gender-transition-procedures/ https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/act-626-of-2021-15789/ https://www.lgbtmap.org/img/maps/citations-religious-exemption.pdf |
Revision History (4)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding clause that doctors can deny it.
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| Description | The "SAFE Act" was struck down by a federal judge, legalizing transition for any medically approved age. | The "SAFE Act" was struck down by a federal judge, legalizing transition for any medically approved age. However, healthcare professionals are allowed to decline gender transition procedures if it is "against their religious views". |
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| Sources | https://senate.arkansas.gov/senate-news/posts/2023/june/federal-judge-overturns-arkansas-law-prohibiting-gender-transition-procedures/ https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/act-626-of-2021-15789/ | https://senate.arkansas.gov/senate-news/posts/2023/june/federal-judge-overturns-arkansas-law-prohibiting-gender-transition-procedures/ https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/act-626-of-2021-15789/ https://www.lgbtmap.org/img/maps/citations-religious-exemption.pdf |
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| Start Date | Jan 20, 2023 | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Description | A law prohibiting transition for adolescents was overturned | The "SAFE Act" was struck down by a federal judge, legalizing transition for any medically approved age. |
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| Start Date | Jan 28, 2023 | Jan 20, 2023 |
| Sources | https://senate.arkansas.gov/senate-news/posts/2023/june/federal-judge-overturns-arkansas-law-prohibiting-gender-transition-procedures/ | https://senate.arkansas.gov/senate-news/posts/2023/june/federal-judge-overturns-arkansas-law-prohibiting-gender-transition-procedures/ https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/act-626-of-2021-15789/ |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 28, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | A law prohibiting transition for adolescents was overturned |
| Sources | https://senate.arkansas.gov/senate-news/posts/2023/june/federal-judge-overturns-arkansas-law-prohibiting-gender-transition-procedures/ |