evidence: The order also directs state agencies to refuse approval of health plans that do not cover gender-affirming care and to investigate any complaints about denial of gender-affirming care. The executive order comes amid a slew of legislation in GOP-controlled states barring access to gender-affirming care for trans and gender non-conforming people, especially minors. In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order in 2022 to investigate families for child abuse if they helped their their trans children receive care. In Florida, a recently introduced policy would allow courts to remove children from a parent’s custody if they are "at-risk" of receiving gender-affirming care. [...] Walz called on the Legislature to pass Finke’s "Trans Refuge Bill," which would seek to protect people who travel to Minnesota seeking gender-affirming care from legal repercussions in the state they traveled from.