Judge Burke said Alabama's argument that gender-affirming care for youth is 'unsettled science' was not persuasive.
In his ruling against the law known as SB 184, Judge Burke said the state of Alabama’s argument that gender-affirming care for youth is “unsettled science” was not persuasive. As the, “The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Endocrine Society both endorse the treatments that clinics here and in other states are providing for transgender youth. More than 20 medical and mental health organizations urged Burke to block the law.
Though the future of the law remains in doubt as the legal challenges against it continue, defenders of rights for trans children, including Jennifer Levi, the Transgender Rights Project director for the advocacy group GLAD, one of the plaintiffs in the case, celebrated the ruling. “This ruling means that parents of transgender children in Alabama will continue to be able to make the healthcare decisions that are best for their families. It is an extraordinary relief. Parents should not be punished for wanting to do what’s best for their kids,” Levi said.
James Zoe, father of 13-year-old Zachary of Birmingham and also a plaintiff, expressed elation following the judge’s decision. “This ruling means that we will be able to continue providing our child with the medical care he needs and nothing could be more important or more of a relief to our family. Alabama is our home and we hope this cruel law will not be allowed to force us from it. We are fighting for our child and will continuing fighting so that he and all transgender youth in Alabama remain able to receive appropriate medical care.
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