A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal by transgender advocacy groups, allowing Alabama to continue protecting children and young people from transgender advocacy groups.
The good news coincides with other cases in Texas, Virginia and Missouri where judges and university officials have rejected requests by transgender advocates to minimize public perception of the two genders.
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit release Divided 173-page According to the Alabama Reflector, 10 of the 11 justices joined in the decision. The court's decision included five dissenting opinions and a concurring opinion from U.S. Circuit Judge Barbara Lagoa.
In May 2022, a new law came into effect in Alabama making it a felony to provide sex reassignment surgery, puberty suppressants, or hormone treatments to minors.
“Judge Rosenbaum's dissent characterizes the Commission's opinion as not having a constitutional right for parents to receive 'life-saving medical care' for their children. See Rosenbaum dissent at p. 4, also Jordan dissent at p. 22 (describing the asserted right as a 'parental right to medically approved treatment for their children,'”),” Lagoa wrote in his concurring opinion. “But frankly, whether puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones qualify as 'life-saving' treatment or 'medical care' is a policy question based on scientific, philosophical, and moral considerations. Neither an unelected district judge nor an unelected circuit court judge should resolve that debate for the state of Alabama.”
This was done after a three-judge review. issued The August 2023 ruling overturned a federal district court ruling that had blocked Alabama's ban from going into effect.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall post X said the ruling upholding Alabama's ban on sex-reassignment surgery and gender-affirming treatment for minors was a “huge victory for protecting children” in the state.
“Alabama's Compassion and Protection of Vulnerable Children Act remains in effect!,” Marshall wrote. “This is a major victory that protects children from untested and life-altering chemotherapy and surgical procedures.”
Alabama’s Compassion and Protection for Vulnerable Children Act remains in place, a major victory that protects children from untested and life-altering chemotherapy and surgical procedures. pic.twitter.com/XElVMwAhhX
— Attorney General Steve Marshall (@AGSteveMarshall) August 29, 2024
“The logic of the Board's opinion deprives every parent in this circuit of their fundamental right to obtain medical care for their children,” Judge Robin Rosenbaum wrote in dissent.
Judges Jill Pryor and Adalberto Jordan joined Judge Rosenbaum's dissenting opinion.
“If ever a case required en banc review, it is this one,” Rosenbaum wrote. “The logic of this panel's opinion strips all parents in this circuit of their fundamental right to direct what medical procedures their children receive, no matter how established or medically approved, except those that existed in 1868. Yes, 1868, that is, before modern medicine. That's why Alabama, Florida, and Georgia allow blistering, bloodletting, and leeches, but not antibiotics, antivirals, or organ transplants.”
The federal appeals court ruling ruled that Sweet Briar College, a liberal arts college in Virginia, accept According to biological women, The Washington Times.
“Applicants are eligible for admission if they confirm that their assigned sex at birth was female and that they have consistently lived and identified as a woman,” the university's website states. say.
Missouri recently joined 23 other states in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking certiorari to the Fourth Circuit's decision. Need The taxpayer-funded health insurance plan will “cover” medical treatment for transgender people, according to the Carolina Journal.
Texas recently enacted a new policy that prevents transgender drivers from changing the gender listed on their driver's licenses.
“Without a valid driver's license, transgender people's health and safety are put at risk,” the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said in a statement. experience According to KHOU 11 News, this constitutes discrimination and harassment.
Similar policies are Enacted According to Kut News, the outbreak has occurred in states including Florida, Kansas and Montana.
