Supreme Court Lets Idaho Enforce Ban on Gender Care for Transgender Youth
By HatetheSwamp April 15, 2024 5:12 pm Category: Gay & Lesbian (0.0 from 0 votes)
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The justices' order Monday allows the state to put in a place a 2023 law that subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they provide hormones, puberty blockers or other gender-affirming care to people under age 18. Under the court’s order, the two transgender teens who sued to challenge the law still will be able to obtain care.
A federal judge in Idaho had blocked the law in its entirety after determining that it was necessary to do so to protect the teens, who are identified under pseudonyms in court papers.
At least 23 states have enacted laws restricting or banning gender medical care for transgender minors, and most of those states face lawsuits. A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ ban as unconstitutional. Montana’s ban also is temporarily on hold.
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