Maryland Senate approves legal protections for gender-affirming care

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gender-affirming treatment in Maryland would be protected from criminal and civil actions brought by other states under a measure approved Tuesday by the state Senate.The Democrat-controlled Senate voted 33-13 for the measure that would provide the same legal protection offered by the state for abortions. It now goes to the House, where a similar bill has been introduced.The measure protects medical records of patients in Maryland from criminal, civil and administrative…