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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Denying Hormones to Trans Inmates
Original: Trump Administration Asks Justices to Allow It to Deny Hormones to Trans Inmates
The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to let it deny hormone therapy to transgender inmates in federal custody. The request escalates a legal fight over medical care for transgender prisoners, pitting claims of institutional discretion and public cost against court rulings that withholding such treatment violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The justices' response will shape how far correctional authorities must go in providing gender-affirming care behind bars.
Why now: The administration has taken a high-profile transgender policy fight directly to the Supreme Court, drawing attention to prisoners' rights and presidential power.
Donald TrumpSupreme Court of the United StatesTrump administrationBureau of Prisons
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- Trump Administration Asks Justices to Allow It to Deny Hormones to Trans Inmates · The New York Times
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