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In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks to reporters in Little Rock, Ark. On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge to strike down a new Arkansas law that . more > By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times - Thursday, May 27, 2021
A group of transgender youth and doctors in Arkansas are challenging a state law that bans medical treatment and gender transitioning surgery for anyone under the age of 18, asking a federal court to block the “cruel” law from being enforced.
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“This law would be devastating to trans youth and their families, forcing many to uproot their lives and leave the state to access the gender-affirming care they need."
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The American Civil Liberties Union followed through on its promise to file a legal challenge to Arkansas’ newly signed law that prohibits gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth on Tuesday.
The ACLU filed suit in federal court against Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and the entire state medical board, including Arkansas State Medical Board executive director Amy E. Embry, on behalf of four trans youth and their families and two doctors. The lawsuit challenges that the trans-exclusionary bill, HB 1570, violates the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
“[HB 1570] violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because it discriminates on the basis of sex and transgender status by prohibiting certain medical treatments only for transgender patients and only when the care is ‘related to gender transition, ” the ACLU said in its complaint. “This discrimination cannot be justified under heightened scrutiny or any level of equa