A mom says South Dakota's new anti-trans law is forcing her to drive 4 hours across state lines to take her child to the doctor: 'It's absolutely exhausting.'

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 11:28

A rally in support of transgender children in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 6, 2022. — Elizabeth Broekemeier said she now drives over 230 miles from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Minneapolis so her son can get gender-affirming healthcare.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill that bans gender-affirming health care for trans youth.
Elizabeth Broekemeier, mother to a 13-year-old trans kid, said the law flipped her life upside-down.
To get gender-affirming care for her son, she now has to drive more than 230 miles out of state.

A South Dakota mom says a law that bans trans healthcare for youth in South Dakota has forced her to find new ways to help her 13-year-old trans son obtain gender-affirming care — including by finding and commuting to new doctors across state lines.