Published December 8, 2022 astatine 11:52 AM EST
Members of the nationalist person different fewer weeks to taxable comments to the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine astir a projected prohibition connected gender-affirming attraction for trans youth. The committee extended the remark play aft correcting an error.
The committee primitively listed the incorrect email code for enforcement manager Danielle Terrell, the idiosyncratic to interaction with comments. The code was listed with a ".com" ending alternatively of ".gov."
Lawyers with South Legal Counsel accidental they pointed retired the mistake and requested an extension. The committee obliged, posting a correction connected Dec. 7 and giving the nationalist an further 21 days to stock feedback astir the proposal, to Dec. 28.
The connection would prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming treatments similar hormone therapies and puberty blockers to minors. Kids already receiving attraction would beryllium allowed to continue.
Opponents of the prohibition accidental it volition contradict transgender children perchance lifesaving treatment. They're urging anyone who submitted a remark to the incorrect email code to resubmit feedback to the Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
The Florida Board of Medicine was besides accepting comments connected a akin connection but that play closed connected Dec. 5.
Both boards voted successful November to beforehand the proposals, which were drafted astatine the petition of the Florida Department of Health.
State officials reason the treatments are "experimental and person repeatedly made mendacious oregon misleading statements astir gender-affirming care. PolitiFact precocious reported the authorities misrepresented research it utilized to support its claims.
How to taxable a comment
Anyone funny successful sharing feedback to the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine indispensable interaction Danielle Terrell, Executive Director, Board of Osteopathic Medicine/MQA by Dec. 28.
Email: Danielle.Terrell@flhealth.gov
Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Fla. 32399-3256
The LGBTQ advocacy radical Equality Florida besides created an online portal wherever radical tin taxable comments, which volition beryllium directed to the board.
English (US)