Trump admin asks supreme court to allow gender-affirming care denial to transgender prisoners
Summary
The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court to allow it to continue denying gender-affirming medical care to transgender prisoners while legal battles go on in lower courts. This request supports an executive order that stops federal prisons from paying for treatments like hormone therapy and surgeries, and requires trans women to be housed in men's prisons.Key Facts
- The Trump administration made an emergency request to the Supreme Court to block gender-affirming care for transgender inmates.
- The care denied includes hormone therapy, sex-change surgeries, and social accommodations like wigs and makeup.
- President Trump’s January 2025 executive order bans federal funds for medical procedures to change an inmate’s sex appearance.
- The order also requires transgender women inmates to be placed in men's prisons.
- Transgender inmates have sued the administration, and two lower courts have blocked the order so far.
- The administration argues denying care is necessary for prison security and to prevent resentment among other inmates.
- The Supreme Court has recently supported similar Trump administration policies on transgender rights.
- The Court set a deadline of October 8 for responses from lawyers representing transgender prisoners.
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