U.S. Catholic bishops voted to officially ban Catholic hospitals from performing gender-affirming care for any transgender ...
Most Catholic hospitals already refused gender-affirming care, but new guidance from U.S. bishops now forbids it.
The ban runs contrary to every medical association's recommendation to provide care for transgender patients, according to the GLAAD nonprofit.
The bishops' decision formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care. They also ...
The case before the Missouri Supreme Court comes after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a similar law in Tennessee that bars transgender minors from getting gender-affirming care. The Missouri Supreme ...