Idaho Seeks Supreme Court Approval to Enforce Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

The state challenges a broad injunction, arguing the law protects minors from experimental treatments, amid nationwide debates on transgender healthcare.

• Idaho has filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Supreme Court to enforce its ban on gender-affirming healthcare for minors, challenging a lower court's broad injunction.
• The law, known as the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, makes it a felony for healthcare providers to administer treatments like puberty blockers and hormones to minors.
• The ban was challenged by two Idaho families with transgender children, leading to a preliminary injunction that blocked the law from taking effect.
• Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador argues that the law protects minors from
• harmful and experimental drugs and procedures,
• while opponents claim it violates the 14th Amendment and denies necessary medical care to transgender youth.
• More than 20 states have enacted similar laws banning gender-affirming care for minors, with some facing legal challenges.

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