Iowa court: Medicaid can cover sex reassignment surgery
6 years ago

Iowa court: Medicaid can cover sex reassignment surgery

Associated Press  

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court’s ruling that the state cannot deny two transgender women Medicaid coverage for sex reassignment surgery. The state’s high court agreed with Judge Arthur Gamble’s ruling in June that a 1995 Iowa Department of Human Services policy denying Medicaid coverage for sex reassignment surgery violates the state’s 2007 Civil Rights Act, which added gender identity to the state’s list of protected classes. In its appeal, the agency argued, among other things, that its policy wasn’t discriminatory because neither transgender nor non-transgender Medicaid beneficiaries would be entitled to gender-reassignment surgery, which it said is performed “primarily for psychological purposes.” It also argued the policy’s explicit exclusion of gender-reassignment surgeries was merely a specified example within the broader category of “cosmetic, reconstructive, and plastic surgeries” that were excluded from coverage. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, which filed the lawsuit on the behalf of Beal and Good, called Friday’s ruling “a landmark win.” “Denying health care coverage to someone because they are transgender is wrong and extremely harmful to those who need this care,” said John Knight of the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project.

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Appeals court blocks Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
1 week ago

Appeals court blocks Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional and must be permanently blocked from being enforced, a three-judge panel of appellate judges ruled Tuesday. On Tuesday, the state 10th District Court of Appeals reversed a lower court judge’s decision last summer to allow the law to go into effect, after finding it “reasonably limits parents’ rights.” …

Iowa’s governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Iowa’s governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa became the first U.S. state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code on Friday when Gov. Republicans say those policies cannot co-exist with a civil rights code that includes gender identity protections. Iowa state Rep. Aime Wichtendahl was the final Democrat to speak before the vote, wiping away tears as she offered …

Iowa's governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Iowa's governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code

The Independent  

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Iowa’s governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Iowa’s governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code

LA Times  

Iowa state Rep. Aime Wichtendahl was the final Democrat to speak before the vote, wiping away tears as she offered her personal story as a transgender woman, saying: “I transitioned to save my life.” Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code on Friday when Gov. In fact, it’s necessary to secure genuine …

Iowa Becomes First State To Remove Transgender Civil Rights Protections
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Iowa Becomes First State To Remove Transgender Civil Rights Protections

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Transgender and nonbinary Iowans are longer be protected from discrimination in housing, education and employment after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill that removes gender identity as a protected class in Iowa’s civil rights code. Iowa on Friday became the first state to remove nondiscrimination protections based on gender identity, rolling back nearly two decades of …

Iowa Republicans back a bill that would strip gender identity from the state's civil rights code
1 month ago

Iowa Republicans back a bill that would strip gender identity from the state's civil rights code

Hindustan Times  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Several protesters were arrested Monday at the Iowa state Capitol, where shouts of “trans rights are human rights” reverberated throughout the building as Republican lawmakers advanced a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity. Iowa Republicans back a bill that would strip gender identity from the state's civil …

Iowa Republicans back a bill that would strip gender identity from the state’s civil rights code
1 month ago

Iowa Republicans back a bill that would strip gender identity from the state’s civil rights code

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Several protesters were arrested Monday at the Iowa state Capitol, where shouts of “trans rights are human rights” reverberated throughout the building as Republican lawmakers advanced a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity. Iowa’s civil rights law protects against discrimination in employment, wages, public accommodations, housing, education …

The transgender care fight targets more adults as Georgia and other states weigh laws
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The transgender care fight targets more adults as Georgia and other states weigh laws

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Conservatives’ nationwide offensive against transgender care, earlier focused on young people, is increasingly trying to cut off access for transgender adults. “It is a slap in the face to reward that service by stripping us of the health care access that we desperately need,” said Carrie Scott, a lawyer for the state and transgender woman. The Georgia bill …

A trial is underway on North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for kids
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A trial is underway on North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for kids

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — A trial in a lawsuit seeking to strike down North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors began Monday, more than a year after families of transgender children and a doctor filed the suit that argued the law violates the state’s constitution. The judge later said the law does not apply to any minors who were …

Montana Supreme Court blocks ban on gender-affirming care for minors
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Montana Supreme Court blocks ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. — A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for …

Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

— A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors will remain temporarily blocked, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, after justices unanimously agreed with a lower court judge who found the law likely violates the state’s constitutional right to privacy. “In upholding the district court’s flawed decision to temporarily block a duly enacted law, the Supreme Court put …

"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"
3 months, 2 weeks ago

"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"

Salon  

The Supreme Court last week appeared likely to support a contentious Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors after more than two hours of oral argument in one of the most pivotal cases for transgender rights in the nation's history. "We think it would be sufficient for the Court to recognize that a law that on its face says you …

Conservative Justices Signal Skepticism In Case About Gender-Affirming Care For Minors
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Conservative Justices Signal Skepticism In Case About Gender-Affirming Care For Minors

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Supreme Court’s conservative majority expressed skepticism about a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth during oral arguments on Wednesday, in what experts say is the most important transgender rights case the court has ever heard. The law is meant to encourage minors to “appreciate their sex” and prohibits doctors from prescribing …

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on transgender health care ban: Conservatives skeptical
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on transgender health care ban: Conservatives skeptical

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard the most high-profile case of its term on Wednesday, weighing Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender minors. In the arguments on Wednesday, five of the court’s six conservatives seemed skeptical of the argument that the ban on gender-affirming care for minors is discriminatory. Two key conservatives, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice …

Supreme Court set for bombshell oral arguments on denying transgender children medical treatment
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court set for bombshell oral arguments on denying transgender children medical treatment

Daily Mail  

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday on a controversial Tennessee law denying transgender children medical treatment. The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a major transgender rights case Biden's administration argues there is no way to determine whether 'treatments must be withheld from any particular minor' without considering the minor's sex. Chase Strangio, an attorney the American Civil Liberties …

Major transgender rights case lands at Supreme Court today after Biden appealed against Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Major transgender rights case lands at Supreme Court today after Biden appealed against Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors

Daily Mail  

A major transgender rights case will be heard by the Supreme Court today amid growing debate over a ban on medical treatments for minors in Tennessee. The case is coming before a conservative-dominated court after Donald Trump and his allies promised to roll back protections for trans people during the election The court previously ruled in favor of Aimee Stephens, …

U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to state ban on gender-affirming care
3 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to state ban on gender-affirming care

Raw Story  

by Chris Lefkow The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday hears a challenge to a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender minors, a case with repercussions for similar state prohibitions across the country. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, in a brief with the Supreme Court, said the state law is intended to "protect minors from the life-altering risks of …

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors

Associated Press  

Follow live updates and analysis on the Supreme Court’s hearing on a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The Biden administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer warned a decision favorable to Tennessee also could be used to justify nationwide restrictions on transgender healthcare for minors. The Biden administration and the families and health care providers …

Conservatives appear skeptical of challenge to Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Conservatives appear skeptical of challenge to Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors

Politico  

Opponents of the Tennessee law framed their arguments around Gorsuch’s 2020 ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, contending that denying certain medicines to adolescents based on their sex amounted to discrimination and required strong justification from state officials. With the court’s three liberals all appearing to support the plaintiffs challenging the Tennessee law, Gorsuch’s vote alone would not be enough …

Supreme Court sounds ready to OK laws that ban hormone treatments for trans teens
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court sounds ready to OK laws that ban hormone treatments for trans teens

LA Times  

People attend a rally as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, 2023, by the Capitol in Washington. The Supreme Court’s conservatives said Wednesday they are inclined to uphold state laws in half the nation that prohibit the use of hormone treatments for transgender teens. Alito chided the Biden administration’s solicitor general for telling the court there …

Is the Supreme Court about to let red states ban hormone treatment for transgender teens?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is the Supreme Court about to let red states ban hormone treatment for transgender teens?

LA Times  

The conservative Supreme Court is poised to leap into another culture-war battle between red states and blue states, this time involving medical rights of transgender teens and their parents. Biden’s Solicitor Gen. Elizabeth Prelogar told the court “there is broad consensus in the field that adolescents who have reached the early stages of puberty and have experienced gender dysphoria over …

The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Advocates for transgender rights are turning to a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after a presidential election in which Donald Trump and his allies promised to roll back protections for transgender people. “The stakes are high, of course, for transgender adolescents, but also for the parents who are watching their children suffer, who are just trying to do right by …

Supreme Court’s transgender care fight creates conservative ‘reckoning’ over parental rights
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court’s transgender care fight creates conservative ‘reckoning’ over parental rights

CNN  

CNN — Conservative groups have for years sought to reduce the government’s sway over parents’ childrearing choices, particularly when it comes to decisions about school and health care. But the Supreme Court’s upcoming and potentially explosive transgender care case is dividing conservatives, with many of those same groups backing Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments, which critics say …

Supreme Court’s transgender care fight creates conservative ‘reckoning’ over parental rights
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court’s transgender care fight creates conservative ‘reckoning’ over parental rights

CNN  

CNN — Conservative groups have for years sought to reduce the government’s sway over parents’ childrearing choices, particularly when it comes to decisions about school and health care. But the Supreme Court’s upcoming and potentially explosive transgender care case is dividing conservatives, with many of those same groups backing Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments, which critics say …

A Missouri judge says a law banning surgery, medications for transgender minors is constitutional
4 months ago

A Missouri judge says a law banning surgery, medications for transgender minors is constitutional

Associated Press  

— A Missouri court on Monday upheld a new state law that bans some gender-affirming health care for minors, a victory for supporters of the ban as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a case on the issue next week. Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey said in a statement that Missouri is the “first state in the nation to successfully …

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

The Independent  

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Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

Associated Press  

— A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday. The state’s high court acknowledged in its ruling that abortion and gender-affirming care “are distinct types of medical …

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
8 months ago

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

LA Times  

Activists at the Nebraska state Capitol in Lincoln protest a bill last year that combined proposed restriction on abortion and gender-affirming care for people under 19. A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming healthcare for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of …

West Virginia is asking the US Supreme Court to consider transgender surgery Medicaid coverage case
8 months ago

West Virginia is asking the US Supreme Court to consider transgender surgery Medicaid coverage case

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that found the state’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government- In April, the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Andrew Schneider, executive director of LGBTQ+ advocacy organization Fairness West Virginia, said Thursday that the state has “a moral obligation to care for its vulnerable …

West Virginia is asking the US Supreme Court to consider transgender surgery Medicaid coverage case
8 months ago

West Virginia is asking the US Supreme Court to consider transgender surgery Medicaid coverage case

The Independent  

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Judge postpones trial on Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge postpones trial on Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge has postponed the upcoming trial over Alabama’s ban on the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender youth until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a similar case from Tennessee. U.S. District Judge Liles C. Burke wrote in a Tuesday order that it “would be unwise for the Court to invest …

Judge blocks Biden trans healthcare discrimination ban from taking effect in early Loper-Bright test
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge blocks Biden trans healthcare discrimination ban from taking effect in early Loper-Bright test

Salon  

A U.S. District Judge in Mississippi has blocked a Biden administration proposal to ban discrimination based on gender identity — including transgender status — among healthcare providers. Citing Loper-Bright v. Raimondo — the Supreme Court decision last week that killed the landmark Chevron Doctrine, a legal principle that gave agencies the power to enact policy not explicitly written into law …

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect

Deccan Chronicle  

DES MOINES, Iowa: The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant. The 4-3 ruling is a win for Republican lawmakers, and Iowa …

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Texas Supreme Court upheld …

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to decide on and seek medical care for their children. “We conclude the Legislature made a permissible, rational policy choice to limit the types of available medical procedures for children, particularly in light …

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant. The 4-3 ruling is a win for Republican lawmakers, and …

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect

LA Times  

Protesters and counterprotesters argue over a strict abortion ban in Iowa’s state Capitol in Des Moines last year. The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday said the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many …

Texas Supreme Court upholds state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Supreme Court upholds state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

CNN  

CNN — The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday to allow the state’s ban on nearly all gender-affirming care for minors to remain in effect. LGBTQ advocacy groups slammed the ruling Friday, with Lambda Legal — one of the parties involved in the original lawsuit against the bill — saying, “It is impossible to overstate the devastating impact of this ruling.” …

Iowa Supreme Court upholds state’s 6-week abortion ban
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa Supreme Court upholds state’s 6-week abortion ban

CNN  

CNN — The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold the state’s abortion ban, which prohibits most abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Kim Reynolds celebrated the ruling Friday, saying she is glad the state’s high court “upheld the will of the people.” “As the heartbeat bill finally becomes law, we are deeply committed to …

Legal scholars worry Supreme Court may prioritize “politics” over “real stakes” in trans rights case
9 months ago

Legal scholars worry Supreme Court may prioritize “politics” over “real stakes” in trans rights case

Salon  

The Supreme Court said Monday it will settle a legal battle over state bans of gender-affirming care in its next session, accepting for review what experts say could be one of the most pivotal cases for transgender rights — should the justices take the opportunity to make it so. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support …

Supreme Court Will Take Up State Bans On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors
9 months ago

Supreme Court Will Take Up State Bans On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care. The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions on health care for transgender people, school sports participation, bathroom usage and drag …

Supreme Court will decide if states may prohibit hormones for transgender teens
9 months ago

Supreme Court will decide if states may prohibit hormones for transgender teens

LA Times  

People attend a rally as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility by the Capitol in Washington in 2023. In the last three years, however, many Republican-led states have enacted laws that forbid medical treatments intended to help youths under 18 transition to what the measures describe as a “purported identity inconsistent with the minor’s sex.” The Biden administration, the …

Supreme Court poised to enter debate over transgender care for minors
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court poised to enter debate over transgender care for minors

LA Times  

People attend a rally as part of Transgender Day of Visibility outside the U.S. Capitol in March 2023. The state’s lawmakers had questioned the safety and effectiveness of hormone treatments for teens, and 6th Circuit Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton said that “states may reasonably exercise caution in these circumstances.” Biden administration Solicitor Gen. Elizabeth Prelogar said the state laws impose …

West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
10 months, 3 weeks ago

West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government- The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of gender-affirming care by North Carolina’s state employee health plan and the coverage of gender-affirming surgery by West Virginia Medicaid. Specifically, North Carolina’s policy bars treatment …

U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Idaho's Ban On Gender-Affirming Care On Transgender Minors
11 months ago

U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Idaho's Ban On Gender-Affirming Care On Transgender Minors

Live Law  

The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily allowed the US state of Idaho to enforce a ban on gender-affirming treatment for minors, pending further legal proceedings. The law, known as the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, prohibits medical professionals from providing gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries, to individuals under 18 years old. Idaho officials appealed to the U.S. Supreme …

Supreme Court Intervenes In Idaho Gender-Affirming Care Ban
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Intervenes In Idaho Gender-Affirming Care Ban

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Idaho to begin enforcing a state law barring transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care, at least for now. Labrador asked the nation’s highest court to limit the injunction solely to the two plaintiffs, thereby allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for the rest of trans minors in the …

Supreme Court Allows Idahos Ban On Transgender Youth Care
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Allows Idahos Ban On Transgender Youth Care

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts. Under the court’s order, the two transgender teens who sued to challenge the law still will be able to obtain care. The law’s backers have said it is necessary to …

Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts. Lawyers for the teens wrote in court papers that the teens’ “gender dysphoria has been dramatically alleviated as a result of puberty blockers and estrogen therapy.” The American Civil Liberties Union, representing the …

Iowa asks state Supreme Court to let its restrictive abortion law go into effect
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Iowa asks state Supreme Court to let its restrictive abortion law go into effect

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to let its blocked abortion law go into effect and uphold it altogether, disputing abortion providers’ claims it infringes on women’s rights to exercise bodily autonomy. Most Republican-led states have limited abortion access following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and 14 states have …

Federal appeals court hears arguments on nation’s first ban on gender-affirming care for minors
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal appeals court hears arguments on nation’s first ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Arguments before a federal appeals court that is considering whether to reinstate Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for minors focused Thursday on whether it and similar restrictions adopted by two dozen states discriminate on the basis of sex. Judge David Stras, who was appointed to the court by former President Donald Trump, asked attorneys on both …

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