Published 04/30/2023 9:08:00 a.m.

DIY trans care evades barriers in Missouri, other states

Summary by Ground News

Do-it-yourself hormone therapy has become an increasingly common way for trans residents of restrictive states. Some doctors say self-medicating trans health care is dangerous, but some see no other option. Some trans people in GOP-controlled states that have not yet enacted bans are buying from these suppliers.

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Associated Press News

When states limit care, some trans people do it themselves

04/30/2023 5:25:31 a.m.·United States

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USA Today

Missouri trans people could lose treatment access

Transgender and non-binary Missourians are turning to do-it-yourself treatments as Republicans across the nation move to restrict gender-affirming health care. Missouri resident Erin Stille says she bought hormones online from a Taiwan-based supplier over concerns that she might lose what she describes as life-saving medicine. As she waited for her package to arrive, the state's Republican attorney general rolled out a rule with strict regulation

04/30/2023 4:21:27 a.m.·United States

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abc News

DIY trans care evades barriers in Missouri, other states

Transgender and non-binary Missourians are turning to do-it-yourself treatments as Republicans across the nation move to restrict gender-affirming health care

04/30/2023 5:25:30 a.m.·United States

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Washington Times

DIY trans care evades barriers in Missouri, other states

With her insurance about to run out and Republicans in her home state of Missouri ramping up rhetoric against gender-affirming health care, Erin Stille nervously visited a foreign pharmaceutical site as a "last resort" to ensure she could continue getting the hormones she needs.

04/30/2023 1:25:31 a.m.·United States

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KIFI

DIY trans care evades barriers in Missouri, other states

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With her insurance about to run out and Republicans in her home state of Missouri ramping up rhetoric against gender-affirming health care, Erin Stille nervously visited a foreign pharmaceutical site as a “last resort” to ensure she could continue getting the hormones she needs. Stille, 26, sent a $300 bank transfer to a Taiwan-based supplier for a 6-month su…

04/30/2023 5:25:31 a.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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