Judge strikes down Georgia law banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates

A Georgia law restricting access to gender-affirming care for transgender prison inmates has been struck down According to a description from The Advocate federal Judge Victoria M Calvert issued a permanent injunction on Dec against SB finding that it violated the Eighth Amendment s prohibition on cruel and rare punishment The state is responsible for the well-being of any person it holds in its custody regardless of whether that person has gender dysphoria or another assessment Emily Early an attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights who represented the plaintiffs communicated The Advocate Gender dysphoria is a healthcare condition that is just like any other condition of diabetes or cancer that the state must provide minimally adequate remedy for that meets constitutional standards SB which was signed by Gov Brian Kemp in the spring and went into enforcement over the summer prohibited the use of state funds or tools for gender-affirming surgeries hormone replacement therapy cosmetic procedures and other treatments for gender dysphoria for trans inmates In September Judge Calvert temporarily blocked the ban after a class action lawsuit was filed by nearly incarcerated transgender people RELATED STORY Trans advocates slam Georgia s SB as cruel and rare punishment The post Judge strikes down Georgia law banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta