Federal Judge Blocks Georgia Prison Ban On Hormone Therapy For Transgender Inmates
7 weeks ago
A federal judge has permanently blocked Georgia’s new law banning hormone therapy for transgender inmates, ordering the state’s prison system to continue providing gender-affirming care.
The ruling cites the Eighth Amendment, saying the ban constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Inmates already receiving hormone therapy must continue treatment, and those medically diagnosed with gender dysphoria are now allowed to begin therapy.
The ruling cites the Eighth Amendment, saying the ban constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Inmates already receiving hormone therapy must continue treatment, and those medically diagnosed with gender dysphoria are now allowed to begin therapy.
