"These are not budgetary measures, they are ideological attacks [that] would erase protections, endanger lives and weaponise federal funding to coerce institutions into abandoning care. For many, access to HRT and affirming care is not optional, it's life-saving."
"Democrats have the power to stop all this happening if they hold the line"
"contact your senators and house reps asap"
"unserious and ridiculous demands"
Proposed appropriations linked to a potential US government shutdown would ban federal funding for transgender adults and children and block gender-affirming care. The measures would bar federal funding for hospitals or medical facilities that provide gender-affirming care, prohibit trans surgeries, remove Medicaid coverage for transgender people, and ban Pride flags from public buildings such as schools and universities. Negotiations stalled after Democrats refused to provide the necessary votes, with a shutdown looming at 12:01am Eastern on 1 October. Advocates urged constituents to contact representatives and warned the measures would endanger lives and erase protections.
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