Human Rights Campaign: Georgia Parents Seek Emergency Court Order Blocking Anti-Transgender Health Care Ban
June 30, 2023
Four Georgia families filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to stop the enforcement of Georgia Senate Bill 140, which will take effect on July 1. The law, known as the “Health Care Ban,” targets transgender youth by banning hormone therapy. “SB 140 not only threatens the health and well-being of transgender youth in Georgia, it is also unconstitutional. The Health Care Ban singles out transgender minors and denies them essential medical care. It further infringes on the fundamental right of parents to make medical decisions in the best interests of their children. These outcomes cannot be squared with the Constitution,” said Ben Bradshaw of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, who represents the plaintiffs.
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