Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce law protecting minors from transgender procedures

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Idaho to enforce the Idaho Vulnerable Child Protection Act temporarily. The state law prevents physicians from prescribing hormones and puberty blockers to minors. It also bars them from prescribing certain procedures designed to change a minor’s gender characteristics. Physicians who violate the law are subject to up to 10 years in prison. At least 23 states have passed legislation that protects minors from transgender procedures, including Arizona, Florida, and Ohio. Many of those laws face legal challenges.

Is the legal battle over?  Idaho's protections also face court challenges. Monday’s Supreme Court order means that Idaho can enforce the law temporarily while those challenges play out. The outcome of the legal challenges will determine whether the legislation can be enforced permanently.

Dig deeper:  Read Juliana Chan Erikson’s report in WORLD Magazine questioning whether children can consent to transgender procedures.