The Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, subjecting physicians to up to 10 years in prison for providing such care to individuals under 18.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson expressed that intervention could disrupt the case's natural progression, while Justice Neil Gorsuch of the conservative majority sees it as correcting a broad lower court ruling.
Teens challenging the law highlight improved mental health through gender-affirming treatments, contrasting the ACLU's stance that the order harms transgender youth and creates confusion.
Idaho Attorney General Labrador defends the law's intent to prevent life-altering procedures, emphasizing support based on biological reality instead of gender-affirming care.
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