Supreme Court rebuffs Trump admin restrictions on medical care for trans inmates
Summary
The Supreme Court refused to let the Trump administration immediately enforce restrictions on medical care for transgender prisoners. This leaves a lower court's order blocking the policy in place, which requires the continuation of treatments like hormone therapy for transgender inmates.Key Facts
- The Trump administration issued an order to stop certain medical treatments for transgender inmates, such as surgeries and hormone therapy.
- The order aimed to prevent federal money from being used to help inmates change their appearance to the opposite sex.
- A lower court blocked this policy, saying stopping treatment could harm inmates’ mental health.
- About 600 inmates were receiving hormone therapy in 2025.
- The government appealed, claiming treatments raised security concerns, but did not provide evidence of problems caused by such care.
- The Supreme Court, with two justices dissenting, declined to allow the policy to be enforced immediately.
- The Court has previously allowed other Trump administration rules limiting transgender rights to go forward, but not this one.
- The policy maintains other prison supports like mental health services for transgender inmates.
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