October 16, 2024 |
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Wyoming has joined a coalition of 22 states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the role of states in pushing back against the liberal fad of sex changes for children.
Kentucky, Arkansas and Indiana are leading the coalition with an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. In the case, the State of Tennessee is defending a law that bans gender-changing medical treatments in cases involving minors.
The legal brief filed support of Tennessee in U.S. v. Skrmetti, urges the Court to uphold the fundamental role of the states to regulate medicinal treatment, health care and child welfare.
In Wyoming, Governor Gordon signed Senate File 99 in March, Children gender change prohibition, which bans physicians from performing medical procedures on children involving gender transitioning or reassignment.
“This case is about protecting the health and welfare of our citizens, especially our children,” the governor said in a statement. Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill filed the brief with the High Court.
In the brief, Wyoming and 21 other states argue that they have broad power to protect health and safety, especially when it comes to medical decisions and uncertainty when children are involved.
The brief argues that states, not medical interest groups, have the right and traditional authority to regulate medicine, especially in areas of medical uncertainty or to protect children.
Tennessee’s law prohibits medical interventions before age 18 that enable boys and girls to identify or attempt to live as members of the opposite sex. Prohibited procedures include both performing surgery and administering puberty blockers or hormones.
In his statement, Governor Gordon said Wyoming recognizes the need for our state to protect the most vulnerable and commended Attorney General Hill for filing the brief to protect Wyoming’s interests.
