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Efforts to ban gender-affirming care in state legislatures have a ripple effect in Congress .
Doctors and advocates say the attacks exploit Americans ' relative unfamiliarity with transgender people to push a political agenda.
Most major medical and mental health associations in the U.S. , including the American Medical Association , American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychiatric Association , say gender affirmation care is medically necessary.
Most transgender youth who receive gender-affirming care do not have surgery as minors.
Many Republicans , like Sen. Ted Cruz , often point to surgery for youth as a driving force behind their objections.
25 states have laws that limit youth access to transgender care, according to KFF , a health care think tank.
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