⚖️ Supreme Court Blocks Trump's Anti-Trans Prison Health Policy
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration must continue providing gender-affirming care to transgender federal inmates while litigation over the policy proceeds.
The Bureau of Prisons policy would have tapered hormone treatments for inmates currently receiving them and halted certain surgeries. The Court declined to lift a lower court's block on the policy. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented. Advocates said the policy affected roughly 1,000 transgender inmates and overrode medical providers' clinical judgment.
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The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration must continue providing gender-affirming care to transgender federal inmates while litigation over the policy proceeds.
The Bureau of Prisons policy would have tapered hormone treatments for inmates currently receiving them and halted certain surgeries. The Court declined to lift a lower court's block on the policy. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented. Advocates said the policy affected roughly 1,000 transgender inmates and overrode medical providers' clinical judgment.
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