缅因州唯一的跨包容性初级保健诊所因联邦资金削减而关闭,致使150多名变性居民得不到当地护理。 Maine’s only trans-inclusive primary care clinics closed due to federal funding cuts, leaving over 150 transgender residents without local care.

缅因州北部的阿鲁斯托克县失去了唯一的跨性别友好初级保健提供者，原因是缅因州计划生育部门于十月因联邦资金削减，限制对堕胎组织的医疗补助支付有限制。 Aroostook County in northern Maine has lost its only trans-friendly primary care providers after Maine Family Planning ended services at three clinics in October due to federal funding cuts linked to a new law restricting Medicaid payments for organizations that perform abortions. 这些诊所是该地区唯一的LGBT-Q-包容的初级保健提供者,为该组织近20%的变性病人提供服务,其中许多人依赖这些病人进行荷尔蒙替代疗法和安全护理,从而肯定了他们的护理。 The clinics, the region’s sole LGBTQ+-inclusive primary care providers, served nearly 20% of the organization’s transgender patients, many relying on them for hormone replacement therapy and safe, affirming care. 尽管一些当地诊所声称该地区没有变性人, 卫生专家和病人表示关闭已导致150多名变性居民失去信任的服务提供者, 迫使许多人长途跋涉或放弃护理, Health experts and patients say the closure has left over 150 transgender residents without trusted providers, forcing many to travel long distances or forgo care, despite claims from some local clinics that there are no transgender people in the area. 这一损失加深了缅因州农村现有的医疗保健准入挑战,因为那里的服务提供者已经稀缺,资金紧张。 The loss deepens existing healthcare access challenges in rural Maine, where providers are already scarce and under financial strain.