Justice Department Challenges Tennessee Law That Bans Critical, Medically Necessary Care for Transgender Youth
April 27, 2023
April 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 26, 2023:
The Justice Department today filed a complaint challenging Tennessee Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), a recently enacted law that denies necessary medical care to youth based solely on who they are. The complaint alleges that SB 1's ban on providing certain medically necessary care to transgender minors violates the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. The department . . .
The Justice Department today filed a complaint challenging Tennessee Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), a recently enacted law that denies necessary medical care to youth based solely on who they are. The complaint alleges that SB 1's ban on providing certain medically necessary care to transgender minors violates the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. The department . . .