Alabama ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth takes effect

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An Alabama law that makes it a felony to provide gender-affirming medical treatment to transgender youth went into effect on Sunday while a federal judge weighs whether to grant a motion to put a temporary hold on it.

The legislation makes it a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison to provide puberty blockers, hormones and medical procedures to transgender youth under 19.

The lawsuit, brought by organizations including the Human Rights Campaign and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, argues the ban would cause “immediate and irreparable” harm to the plaintiffs and that the measure violates several of their constitutional rights. Mainstream medical and mental health professionals say gender-affirming care saves lives by reducing the already high risk of depression and suicide among trans youth.

Transgender rights have emerged as a wedge issue in the culture wars ahead of the November midterm congressional elections. Republican lawmakers have introduced hundreds of bills across state legislatures, the majority of them directed at trans youth.

 

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Fascism is here.

But medical freedom...Oh, wait. They only want that to spread a virus.

Show the full story… there is age requirements. When you turn 18 you can do whatever the fuck you want.

Good. Stop the mutilation of our youth.

Let me make the headline more real An Alabama law that makes it a crime to provide 'puberty blocking hormones and genital surgeries to children' went into effect on Sunday! SOUNDS GOOD TO ME

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Alabama: The 'We Hate You' State.

Whatever happened to wanting small government.🙄

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Time to put groomers and child butchers in jail!

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