WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government is no longer supporting underage transgender people and their families in Tennessee who challenged the state's ban on same-sex care, the Trump administration told the Supreme Court on Friday.
Even during arguments in December, it appeared that conservatives would uphold the state's ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments in court.
The formal announcement of the change is the latest in a series of actions by the new administration regarding transgender people. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in his second week in office halting federal support for gender-affirming health care for transgender people under the age of 19.
The Tennessee law known as SB1 is similar to measures in about half of the states that prohibit gender-affirming custody of minors.
The Biden administration intervened in the Tennessee case, arguing that the restrictions constituted unconstitutional sex discrimination and warning that a court ruling in favor of the state could lead to restrictions on transgender adults.
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