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Arizona agrees to pay for gender-affirming surgery for state employees

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Arizona agrees to pay for gender-affirming surgery for state employees

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Arizona agrees to pay for gender-affirming surgery for state employees

Lux Butler Cronkite News//October 9, 2023//

Arizona legislators said they are “disappointed” that the state has agreed to pay for gender-affirming surgeries for state employees in a consent decree that settles years of class action litigation...

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