Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks Georgia Law Banning Sex Change Hormones for Children
United States District Judge Sarah Geraghty, appointed by Joe Biden, has blocked part of a Georgia law that bans sex change hormones for minors.
The law bans most sex change-related surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for those under 18. The surgery prohibition remains in place.
Puberty blockers were not banned, and doctors who prescribed hormone replacements for minors before the law took effect were allowed to continue.
The Georgia General Assembly passed the law earlier this year, and it went into effect in July.
One month before the legislation became law, the parents of four children who claim to be transgender filed a lawsuit attempting to stop it.
The complaint argued that the law “violates the fundamental rights of parents to make medical decisions to ensure the health and well-being of their children” and “violates the guarantees of equal protection by denying transgender youth essential,
