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Natalie Kitroeff

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1092 total appearances

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The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

And it just kind of feels like people are yanking away chairs like in this like musical chair nightmare for kids.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

And we're just like running around and everybody's just like in this full scramble to try to

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

continue the health care.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

They'd been banking on Connecticut as a safe haven, a place where everything would be easier for Ali.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

But as it turned out, it wasn't as simple as blue state, immediate access to care.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

The new rules and new threats from the Trump administration seemed to touch every corner of the country.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

Clinics were closing just in anticipation of legal action from the federal government.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

Allie's parents said it felt like the ground kept shifting underneath them.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

Allie's parents were able to track down a new provider that agreed to treat someone her age, and they got an appointment.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

But even that felt precarious.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

We haven't had the first appointment yet.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

This is where we think we'll go, but nothing feels sure right now.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

So we have all, we have like plan A, B, C, and D. So it's private.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

It's not part of the big hospital and won't hopefully be as vulnerable to Medicaid, Medicare sort of restrictions.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

But yeah,

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

There's a lot of writing on the wall that there might be a federal rule coming in the next month or so.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

And so, I mean, definitely back on the internet trying to figure out which country.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

I didn't know that.

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

Well, which country?

The Daily
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

Which country might be better?