Key takeaways:
- The Texas Supreme Court has allowed a new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday.
- The law, known as SB14, prevents transgender minors from accessing hormone therapies, puberty blockers and transition surgeries.
- The ruling has been met with criticism from LGBTQ rights advocates, who argue that the law will deny transgender children access to necessary medical care.
The Texas Supreme Court has allowed a new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, making Texas the most populous state with such restrictions on transgender children.
The law, known as SB14, was passed by the Republican-led Texas state legislature earlier this year and will prevent transgender minors from accessing hormone therapies, puberty blockers and transition surgeries.
Last week, a state district judge ruled the pending law violated the rights of transgender children and their families to seek appropriate medical care and issued a temporary injunction to block the law. The Texas attorney general’s office immediately appealed to the state Supreme Court, which is composed entirely of Republicans.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court denied the motion to stop the law from going into effect, but did not explain the decision. The law is now set to take effect on Friday.
The ruling has been met with criticism from LGBTQ rights advocates, who argue that the law will deny transgender children access to necessary medical care. They have vowed to continue to fight the law in court.
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