Idaho's new law punishes doctors who help minors under 18 to change their sex with imprisonment. Two trans girls aged 15 and 16, supported by their parents, filed a lawsuit to stop the law from coming into force.
The victims, whose names have not been released, claim that the law is unconstitutional because it discriminates against them. Five of the six judges of the conservative supermajority of the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the attorney general of Idaho. The ACLU, which provides legal support for the complainants, has warned that the ruling could end the medical care of thousands of families in the state. The law will be in force while other lawsuits presented by human rights organizations and the LGTBIQ+ group are heard. The ruling affects everyone except them, who will be able to continue their treatments until the case is resolved. The last word has not yet been on the constitutionality of the rule, which leaves the possibility that it may be repealed, which is open in the future.