; Whereas some States are considering legislation that would use the power of the State to remove children from the care of their parent if that parent supports access to gender-affirming care for the child; Whereas States and localities have prohibited health care providers from providing, and in some cases have criminalized the provision of, gender-affirming and reproductive health care, including abortion care, to patients who are seeking such care whether in person or via telehealth; Whereas States and localities have attempted to prohibit health care providers from referring, and in some cases have attempted to criminalize the referral of, patients to out-of-State resources to receive the gender-affirming and reproductive health care they seek, including abortion care; Whereas States have aimed to restrict the ability of patients to access sexual and reproductive health care by threatening provider licensure, certification, or renewal, if even suspected of providing care, regardless of conviction; Whereas the threat of criminalization or prosecution can result in a chilling effect by intimidating people into not seeking or providing needed care; Whereas health care providers have an ethical obligation to provide essential health care to their patients and to protect the private medical information integral to the patient-provider relationship; Whereas limiting the ability of a health care provider to uphold their ethical obligations to provide essential health care, including sexual and reproductive health care, to patients is a violation of their rights and subjects them to moral injury; Whereas the State advances no legitimate interest by imposing civil or criminal penalties on medically appropriate sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion, contraception, and gender-affirming care, and has no legitimate interest in criminalizing pregnancy outcomes