Judges Strike Down Tennessee, Kentucky Protections for Children

GOP-led efforts to protect children from puberty blockers and hormonal manipulation were denied by federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday.

The two states’ child protection bills are among the most recent in a series of at least 20 attempts by conservative states to protect minors from irreversible harm caused by puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, but federal courts continue to partially block the bills. Courts in at least five other states have given similar rulings, favoring “the constitutional right” of families to obtain “trans” treatments for their children. ---More...