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Idaho Asks SCOTUS To Allow Ban On Sex-Change Treatments For Minors

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – The Attorney General for Idaho has filed an emergency motion asking the US Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision and allow into effect a new law which bans trans gender treatments for minors, the Christian Post (CP) reports.

Titled the Vulnerable Child Protection Act and passed in April 2023, the Idaho law prohibits surgeries as well as hormone-blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones for youth suffering gender dysphoria. The Act carries felony charges and a potential 10-year prison sentence for doctors who violate it.

The case now filed with the Supreme Court arose when the parents of two trans-identified minors filed suit against the state of Idaho to get the VCPA struck down, CP reports. The US District Court for the District of Idaho issued a preliminary injunction blocking the law from taking effect last year.

In his motion filed Monday, Republican Attorney General Raul Labrador is asking the Supreme Court to restrict the District Court’s blocking injunction to cover only the challengers, CP reports. “The state has a duty to protect and support all children” from “the devastating consequences of drugs and procedures used on children with gender dysphoria,” Labrador said in a statement.

“I’m proud to defend Idaho’s law that ensures children are not subjected to these life-altering drugs and procedures,” Labrador said. “Those suffering gender dysphoria deserve love, support, and medical care rooted in biological reality. Denying the basic truth that boys and girls are biologically different hurts our kids. No one has the right to harm children, and thankfully, we as the state have the power — and duty — to protect them.”