Judge Blocks Montana Law Banning Sex Change Surgeries For Minors
A district court judge has blocked a Montana law banning sex change surgeries for minors.
Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the legislation, Senate Bill 99, into law in April. It was scheduled to go into effect on October 1.
The law prohibits doctors from prescribing cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers, or performing sex change surgeries on minors. Healthcare workers who violate the law could be subjected to discipline from their “licensing entity or disciplinary review board” and lose their license for a year if convicted.
A lawsuit challenging the ban was brought on by the American Civil Liberties Union which is representing Jessica and Ewout van Garderen and their 16-year-old son who identifies as a girl named “Scarlet,” Molly and Paul Cross and their 15-year-old daughter “Phoebe,” Jane and John Doe joining on behalf of their 15-year-old son who identifies as a girl,
