{"id":4602,"date":"2024-06-16T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americasnewmajorityproject.com\/?p=4602"},"modified":"2024-06-17T11:04:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T15:04:30","slug":"most-voters-support-forbidding-tax-dollars-from-paying-for-gender-reassignment-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americasnewmajorityproject.com\/most-voters-support-forbidding-tax-dollars-from-paying-for-gender-reassignment-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Voters Support Prohibiting Tax Dollars from Paying for Gender Reassignment Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fifty-nine percent of Americans would support a law that prohibits taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for gender reassignment surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHY IT MATTERS<\/strong><br>In April, a federal appellate court ruled that state health care plans must pay for gender reassignment surgeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HOW TO USE THIS DATA<\/strong><br>The results reveal a potential wedge issue that could drive voters away from candidates that support requiring taxpayer-funded health care plans from covering gender affirming care, including gender reassignment surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the image below to read the full report\u2026 or read the summary below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americasnewmajorityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240617-Gender_Surgery_Taxpayer.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/americasnewmajorityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240617-Gender_Surgery_Taxpayer-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Link to Slideshow: Support for Taxpayer-Funded Healthcare Programs Paying for Gender Reassignment Surgery\" class=\"wp-image-4601\" style=\"width:434px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasnewmajorityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240617-Gender_Surgery_Taxpayer-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/americasnewmajorityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240617-Gender_Surgery_Taxpayer-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/americasnewmajorityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240617-Gender_Surgery_Taxpayer-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/americasnewmajorityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240617-Gender_Surgery_Taxpayer-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Coverage Requirement Opposed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>65% of voters disagree that taxpayer-funded health care programs should be required to pay for gender reassignment surgery, including 84% of Republicans, 40% of Democrats, and 72% of swing voters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>77% of New Majority voters disagree, including 72% of those who are undecided in the upcoming congressional elections and 53% of those planning to vote for a Democrat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>46% of Left Minority voters, however, agree with the requirement, while 36% disagree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Not Discrimination<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>58% of Americans disagree that it is discrimination for taxpayer-funded health care programs to refuse to pay for gender reassignment surgery, including 74% of Republicans, 39% of Democrats, and 61% of swing voters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gen Z voters are the most likely to believe it is discrimination, with 48% agreeing and 39% disagreeing. Majorities of all other age groups disagree.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>67% of New Majority voters disagree, including 58% of those who are undecided in the congressional elections and 45% (a plurality) of those who are planning to vote for a Democrat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>48% of Left Minority voters consider it discrimination for taxpayer-funded health care programs to refuse to pay for gender reassignment surgery. 36% disagree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prohibiting Tax Dollars from Paying for Gender Reassignment Surgeries \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>59% of Americans support a law prohibiting taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for gender reassignment surgery, including 77% of Republicans, 41% of Democrats, and 60% of swing voters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gen Z voters are the only demographic group more opposed to such a law, with 41% in support and 46% opposed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>69% of New Majority voters support such a law, including 56% of those who are undecided in the congressional elections and 50% of those planning to vote for a Democrat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>51% of Left Minority voters oppose such a law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Voting Implications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In a hypothetical matchup, 56% of Americans would vote for a Republican candidate who supports a law prohibiting taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for gender reassignment surgery while 31% would vote for a Democrat candidate who supports requiring coverage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is a gain of 11 points for the Republican and loss of 12 points for the Democrat compared to the generic ballot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Republican candidate\u2019s largest gains come from black, Hispanic and millennial voters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>74% of New Majority voters are more likely to vote Republican on this issue, an increase of 9 points compared to the generic ballot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/americasnewmajorityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/202405014-NationalANMP-Topline.pdf\">Toplines<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/americasnewmajorityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240514-NationalANMP-Tabs.pdf\">Crosstabs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The results reveal a potential wedge issue that could drive voters away from candidates that support requiring taxpayer-funded health care plans from covering gender affirming care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,75],"tags":[74],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - 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