Suit targets Kentucky ban on gender-affirming care for youth

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Source: AP

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Several families on Wednesday challenged Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths, claiming the prohibition interferes with parental rights to seek established medical treatment for their children.

They are asking that a judge block a portion of a sweeping measure passed this year by the state's GOP-dominated legislature. The federal lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky and the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Seven Kentucky families with transgender children are listed as plaintiffs.

“Under the Constitution, trans youth in Kentucky have the right to medically necessary care," Corey Shapiro, legal director for the ACLU of Kentucky, said in a statement. "We are filing litigation today to protect against this imminent threat to their well-being and make certain they can thrive by continuing to receive medical care.”

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's office said it was reviewing the lawsuit and “determining next steps” in defending the law.



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[republianmushroom]

1. like it

[bucolic_frolic]

2. We need to get politicians out of our doctors' offices and out of our bedrooms

Political interference at home with our families is outrageous, and these laws are INTOLERABLE ACTS

[Meadowoak]

3. Daniel Cameron is the horses ass Republican that is running against

Andy Beshear.

[BOSSHOG]

4. How dare parents talk about parental rights

That’s the purview of the Republican Party. Their Motto, if we don’t understand someone we will hate them and vote against them.

[Bayard]

5. Good!

Yes, Cameron is an asshole, but what would you expect from a McConnell protegee'?