A federal appeals court will hear arguments over Alabama’s efforts to outlaw the use of gender-affirming medications to treat transgender minors.
A federal judge has blocked part of the new Alabama law that makes it a felony to give gender-affirming puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors.
Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation that would prohibit transgender minors from being given puberty blockers, hormones or surgeries to affirm their gender identity.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama legislative committee is holding a public hearing on a bill that would make it a felony to treat transgender youth with puberty-blockers, hormone therapy, or surgery. The House Health Committee has scheduled a Wednesday afternoon public hearing on the Senate-passed bill. Alabama is one of at least eight states where conservative lawmakers are pushing…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it a felony for doctors to treat transgender youth with hormonal therapy, puberty blockers, and surgery to help their transition. The House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing Wednesday afternoon on the bill by Republican Rep. Wes Allen. The bill would prohibit the use of puberty-blocking drugs, hormonal…
