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By Illinois Review
Illinois House Republican Minority Leader Tony McCombie is taking heat for her controversial vote in favor of a ‘woke’ bill in 2023 which went into effect on January 1, 2025, that mandates insurance coverage for certain exams – specifically, “cervical” exams for males and “prostate” exams for females – but leading up too, and after voting in favor of this bill, McCombie received an influx of campaign donations from a progressive hospital association that’s been advocating for improved care for transgender and non-binary patients.
The Illinois Health and Hospital Association, which has offices in Springfield, Chicago and Naperville, advocates on behalf of hospitals, patients and communities to “develop sound healthcare public policy solutions that will broaden healthcare access, make healthcare more affordable and improve the quality of care to all Illinoisans.” The association also focuses on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives – including improving patient care for transgender and non-binary individuals.
On September 11, 2023, months after HB2350 was approved by Gov. JB Pritzker, the hospital group hosted a gathering titled, “Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Data Collection & Legal X Webinar,” where they discussed topics such as pronouns, how to appropriately address transgender and non-binary patients and sex assigned at birth versus gender identity. The webinar also discussed placing an “X” under “sex” if someone doesn’t identify as either male or female.
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