NEGATIVE LGBTQ+ Rights 118th Congress

H.Amdt.987 to H.R.8070 FY25 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

NDAA amendment banning gender-affirming healthcare for military families in the Exceptional Family Member Program (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

AMA and AAP support gender-affirming care as medically necessary; denying EFMP coverage contradicts DOD medical standards.

AMA Policy H-185.950: gender-affirming care is medically necessary; DOD covers care for EFMP dependents

AAP (2018): supporting transgender youth health is evidence-based medicine

NDAA amendment restricting transgender care for military dependents. Denying medically necessary care to military families contradicts DOD medical standards.