Puberty blockers are only intended to be used for a few years. “That said, the Attorney General will do his job, which includes defending laws passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor,” she wrote in an email. They argue the law further marginalizes people who are already prone to taking their own lives at disturbingly high rates. Supporters argue the law will prevent children from making decisions they could later regret.īut opponents say it will have devastating effects on young people, who are making decisions under parental and medical supervision.

The Georgia law, Senate Bill 140, does allow doctors to prescribe puberty-blocking medications, and it allows minors who are already receiving hormone therapy to continue.

District Judge Sarah Geraghty set a hearing for Wednesday on an accompanying motion to prevent the law’s enforcement while the legal challenge plays out. The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday night, asks a judge to permanently block the law. Georgia is one of at least 20 states that have enacted laws that restrict or ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, with most currently facing lawsuits. Brian Kemp was hotly contested, with Democrats, parents and medical providers making impassioned arguments against it.

The law passed along party lines this year by the Republican-majority General Assembly and signed by Republican Gov. ATLANTA (AP) - Parents of four transgender children have filed a lawsuit challenging a Georgia law set to take effect Saturday that bans most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18.

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