Affordable Transgender Hormone Therapy
Civil Rights | Mild
The World Assembly, by the advice and consent of the delegates and member nations thereof, and by the authority of the same, hereby:
Submits the following as fact:Defines, for the purposes of this resolution, "hormone therapy" as a medical treatment involving the use of naturally occurring hormones for the purpose of altering one's secondary sex characteristics to more accurately reflect their gender identity,
- Transgender and gender non-binary people are real.
- Their experiences are not the product of "mental illness," "confusion," "disease," or anything of the sort -- rather, their understanding of their relationship to the world in the lens of gender does not correspond with their biological sex.
- Their first-hand accounts of this understanding are real; each person is in the best position to understand and discern their own gender identity.
- Any distress arising from this real disconnect between sex and gender is referred to as gender dysphoria -- like any mental condition, it ought to be treated.
- Further, it ought to be treated in a manner that respects the fundamental facts: that transgender and non-binary individuals' experiences are real, and that their gender identity is not the same as their birth sex.
- One such way to resolve the distress is through hormone therapy, and the choice to pursue or not to pursue such treatment ought to rest firmly in the hands of the individual, rather than in the hands of the state.
Requires all member-states to legalize hormone therapy for all consenting individuals,
Requires all member-states to have an affordable, easy-to-access way for its transgender population to access hormone therapy,
Forbids any member-state from denying a transgender person access to hormone therapy as a punishment or as part of a punishment for a crime,
Forbids any member-state from forcing an individual to undergo hormone therapy.
Co-Authored by United Massachusetts
IC: "Somewhat surprised this specific subject hasn't been legislated on, thus far."
OOC: I know that I have several other drafts up on the forums currently, but I do want to get this out there while it's still fresh on my mind. This will likely be my last draft for a bit, but I don't want to wait too long on it.
That being said, I did do a bit of research on the subject, but I'm by no means an expert on it. I believe I got most things correct, but there is a rather sizeable chance that this is somewhat inaccurate. If somebody with more experience in this area could give me some insight, that would be greatly appreciated.