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Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration's Transgender Inmate Care Restrictions
The Supreme Court declined to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender inmates, leaving a lower court's block on the policy in place.
The Supreme Court has refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender inmates. This decision leaves in place a lower court's block on the policy, which sought to halt surgeries and taper hormones.
The policy was challenged in court by attorneys for transgender inmates, who argued that withdrawing care would have significant negative effects on their physical and mental health. They also noted the government had not provided evidence of security problems linked to hormone therapy for transgender inmates over the 30 years it has been administered.