Alabama cites abortion ruling in an attempt to ban the treatment of transgender youth

A few days after the Supreme Court's decisionBan on abortion Can, the state of Alabama has made a decision arguing that gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth should also be banned.

This case was one of the first known cases in which conservative states tried to apply an abortion ruling to other territories, as LGBTQ supporters and others feared. is.

Critics say that the legal reasons behind the High Court ruling include issues such as gay marriage. He expressed concern that it could lead to a rollback of decisions and contraception.

State forces the Federal Court of Appeals to lift theinjunctionand enforce Alabama law I'm looking for it. Giving transgender minors an adolescent suppressant or hormone to help confirm gender identity is a felony.

In a historic ruling last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court said that abortion was not mentioned in the Constitution and was not "deeply rooted in the history and traditions of the country." He said ending pregnancy is not a fundamental constitutional right.

In a brief explanation submitted on Monday, the Attorney General's Office in Alabama said that transsexual treatment is not "deeply rooted in our history and tradition," and therefore the state. Claimed to have the authority to ban them as well. Alabama claims that such treatments are dangerous and experimental, and medical institutions have challengedto.

Shannon Minter, director of legal affairs at the National Lesbian Rights Center, said the state's citation of an abortion ruling on another issue was the first case he knew. Finally. "

Supreme Court Judge Samuel Arito wrote in a majority opinion that the abortion ruling" should not cast doubt on cases unrelated to abortion. " However, Judge Clarence Thomas needs to use the same legal reasoningto reconsider the High Court's decision to protect same-sex marriage, gay sex, and contraceptives. I write that there is.

"It's only natural that Alabama and other very conservative states accept the invitation as strongly as possible," Minter said. "Judge Thomas's consent is a declaration of war against a group that has already been attacked and expects hostility to escalate."

He reconsiders such constitutional protection. He said doing so could affect things like contraception and parental rights.

"They aren't just talking about LGBT people," Minter said.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall wasn't asked to comment on Thursday, a spokesman said.

Jeff Walker, who has a 15-year-old transgender daughter, attacked a family like him this spring with a law targeting drugs for transgender children in a school bathroom. The room and sports team said they felt like directing the choice of lockers. He said the state debate in this case would be of concern to everyone.

"I think everyone should be interested in the wording of this appeal. This logic should prohibit healthcare where the state feels that it is not in line with its morals and beliefs. There is, "Walker said.

Alabama proceedings could be an early test of where judges stand within the scope of an abortion judgment. The Court of Appeals has acknowledged the state's request for a quick schedule for submitting briefs, and a decision could be made as early as this fall.

Alabama had already appealed an injunction in a transgender dosing case, but the state soon incorporated an abortion decision into its submission.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivy signed a law this spring that makes dispensing certain drugs to minors a crime that can be punished with up to 10 years in prison to support sex change. Did.

In May, a federal judge blocked this measure on the side of his parents, who stated that the law violated the rights of children and their right to direct medical care for children. I issued a temporary injunction.