Alabama cites Supreme Court abortion decision in transgender youth case
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Alabama cites SCOTUS ruling on abortion in renewed bid to block gender-affirming care for trans youth
The state's attorney general filed a brief earlier this week arguing that the state has the authority to ban gender-affirming treatments since they are not “deeply rooted in our history or traditions."
Alabama cites abortion ruling in transgender medication case
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can prohibit abortion, Alabama has seized on the decision to argue that the state should also be able to ban gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youths.The case marks one of the first known instances in which a conservative state has tried to apply the abortion ruling to other realms, just as LGBTQ advocates and others were afraid would happen.Critics have …
Alabama cites Supreme Court abortion decision in transgender youth case
Just days after the U.S. Supreme Court abolished women's constitutional right to abortion, Alabama has cited that ruling in a bid to outlaw parents from obtaining puberty blockers and certain other medical treatment for their transgender children.
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