ACLU Suing Georgia for Excluding Transgender Health Coverage and Care on Medicaid

ACLU Suing Georgia for Excluding Transgender Health Coverage and Care on Medicaid

By Josh Morgan | CBS46 | June 24, 2021

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ATLANTA (CBS46) — The American Civil Liberties Union has announced it is suing the State of Georgia over its current Medicaid policy as it pertains to transgender people.

In a series of tweets Thursday afternoon, the ACLU said, "we’re suing Georgia for denying transgender people on Medicaid access to medically-necessary health care. Gender-affirming care saves lives."

The ACLU says Georgia is one of 10 states that bans gender-affirming health care, "even when doctors say it is medically necessary for their patients."