The Georgia law, Senate Bill 140, does allow doctors to prescribe puberty-blocking medications, and it allows minors who are already receiving hormone therapy to continue. District Judge Sarah Geraghty set a hearing for Wednesday on an accompanying motion to prevent the law's enforcement while the legal challenge plays out. The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday night, asks a judge to permanently block the law. Georgia is one of at least 20 states that have enacted laws that restrict or ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, with most currently facing lawsuits. Brian Kemp was hotly contested, with Democrats, parents and medical providers making impassioned arguments against it. The law passed along party lines this year by the Republican-majority General Assembly and signed by Republican Gov. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File) Arvin Temkar/APĪTLANTA (AP) - Parents of four transgender children have filed a lawsuit challenging a Georgia law set to take effect Saturday that bans most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18. The law is set to take effect Saturday, July 1.
Lawyers for parents of four transgender children said they have filed a lawsuit challenging a Georgia law that bans most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18. SB 140 limits treatment for transgender youth. Comments FILE - A view of the House of Representatives in Atlanta, following the passage of SB 140 on Thursday, March 16, 2023.
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