Healthcare providers in 21 states have been hurt by online harassment campaigns, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Some patients and families have been unable to get care.
Bomb threats. Harassment. Disinformation.
Children’s hospitals have experienced all of these in recent months as they seek to provide gender-affirming care.
According to the report published by the HRC foundation on December 13, between August and November, 24 hospitals and healthcare providers in 21 different states have been targeted in coordinated online harassment campaigns.
Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign said, “This report confirms what we have suspected for some time: these dangerous accounts are playing a major role in causing harm to healthcare providers and patients.”
Adding to the problem, politicians seize on the false claims and repeat them to score points with constituents, the Human Rights Commission said. Some elected officials are going further.
In some cases, healthcare providers are curbing services due to the threatened loss of funding. The University of Oklahoma Medical Center stopped some transgender health services for those under 18 after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt threatened to withhold $108 million in aid. Such threats and actions impede care to all families.
The Human Rights Campaign also released a video featuring Angela Goepferd of Children’s Minnesota, who talked about the attacks and threats aimed at doctors in pediatrics.
24 Hospitals Across The Country Targeted By Hate For Providing Gender Affirming Care
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