What medical care for transgender minors is at stake in Supreme Court case?
‘The truth is that it’s more than just medical. It’s love and acceptance.’
‘The truth is that it’s more than just medical. It’s love and acceptance.’
‘If they want to make those decisions later when they’re adults, then that’s a different story, but we must protect our young people from irreversible decisions.’
School principals or vice principals also would have to notify parents or guardians if a child wanted to use a name other than their legal one, or a nickname or pronouns that did not match their sex assigned at birth.
The 43-minute hearing on the Arkansas law drew a packed audience that included the actor Elliot Page, who has filed a brief asking the court to uphold last year’s ruling.
Research has shown that transgender youth and adults are prone to stress, depression and suicidal behavior when forced to live as the gender they were assigned at birth.
‘The physical and psychological safety of our children can now be better protected from these untested and life-altering chemical and surgical procedures.’
A pediatrician said the proposed ban would make the already difficult path for transgender youth to obtain medical care ‘even more torturous and virtually impossible to navigate.’
‘There is not one treatment that is offered to transgender patients in North Carolina that is not also offered to the rest of the patients in their care.’
Supporters of trans kids having access to puberty blockers and hormone therapy have argued that it is safe, necessary health care backed by every major medical group.
Other states have bans on care for minors, but Florida is regulating the practice for adults.