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  "path": "/2026/04/08/repub/md-delegates-pull-record-keeping-rule-from-bill-on-birth-certificate-gender-changes/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-08T20:17:05.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
  "tags": [
    "Civil Rights",
    "Health",
    "LBGTQ",
    "Politics & Law",
    "Ashanti Martinez",
    "Clarence Lam",
    "Mike McKay",
    "transgender"
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  "textContent": "A House panel removed state record-keeping language Tuesday from a bill to streamline gender changes on Maryland birth certificates, after advocates raised concerns that those records could make it easier target transgender individuals in a politically tense time. While advocates said they appreciated the quick response by the House Health Committee, the change could end […]",
  "title": "MD Delegates pull record-keeping rule from bill on birth certificate gender changes"
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