Much of the document proposes restrictions to access of life-saving abortions, prosecution of care-providers who administer abortions and restrictions of contraceptives. Nonetheless, Boulder-area advocacy groups and elected officials are hopeful state and local protections will keep them safe. LGBTQ rights and healthcareIn early January, a federal judge stripped Title IX protections from transgender students. “In our state, school boards have a lot of local control,” said Sara Staley, A Queer Endeavor’s co-director and an associate professor at CU Boulder’s School of Education. Parker said that while state and local protections do exist, federal control over policy can imminently disrupt current trans access to care.