ACLU and Families Petition Supreme Court Over Gender-Affirming Care Ban

Tennessee United States of America
Major medical associations, more than 20 of which have signed on to the lawsuit in support of the plaintiffs, unanimously oppose this type of health care ban.
The ACLU and several families of transgender teenagers have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in Tennessee.
The law includes a phase-out period by March 31, 2024, for ongoing medical treatments and stipulates that no new treatments could be started.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and several families of transgender teenagers have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in Tennessee. The ban, which was initially blocked by a federal judge, was later allowed to go into effect by an appeals court. This law is one of more than a dozen such measures enacted in recent years that impose restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

The law includes a phase-out period by March 31, 2024, for ongoing medical treatments and stipulates that no new treatments could be started. This move has been met with opposition from major medical associations, more than 20 of which have signed on to the lawsuit in support of the plaintiffs. These associations unanimously oppose this type of health care ban, arguing that it puts transgender children at risk of significant harm.

In a similar vein, seven transgender minors and their families in Kentucky, who sued the state this summer over a new gender-affirming medical care ban, plan to appeal their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The ACLU of Kentucky and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, representing these families, have announced their intention to petition the high court to overturn the health care ban.


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    • The law also includes a phase-out period by March 31, 2024, for ongoing medical treatments and said no new treatments could be started.
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    • Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has described the decision as a “big win for democracy.”
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      • The ban, which was initially blocked by a federal judge but later allowed to go into effect by an appeals court, is one of more than a dozen such measures enacted in recent years that impose restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
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      • In pushing the health care bans like the one in Tennessee, Republicans have argued that decisions around such care should be made after an individual becomes an adult.
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        • Seven Kentucky transgender minors and their families, who sued the state this summer over a new gender-affirming medical care ban, plan to appeal their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
        • Major medical associations, more than 20 of which signed on to the lawsuit in support of plaintiffs, unilaterally oppose this type of health care ban, which puts trans kids at risk of significant harm.
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        • Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who is running for governor to unseat Beshear and who has fought to keep the ban in place, decried Wednesday’s announcement. “The safety of Kentucky kids has been my top priority,” Cameron said in a statement. “My office has vigorously defended (the ban) since the legislature overrode Gov. Beshear’s veto, and we will go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.”
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