This could be a major indicator of things to come. Last year, Idaho passed a law banning transgender genital mutilation surgery for children, along with the prescription of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. The law was immediately challenged by the parents of two minors, known in court records only as Pam Poe and Jane Doe. Both have been receiving hormone injections and one has been prescribed puberty blockers. The law was put on hold awaiting a decision from the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but Idaho filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the law to go into effect. Last night, SCOTUS ruled in favor of Idaho, allowing the law to go into effect, but not allowing it to apply to the plaintiffs until the lower courts have ruled.
The United States Supreme Court on Monday allowed Idaho to enforce its statewide ban on puberty-blocking drugs, hormone…
