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DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow policy ending medical care for transgender inmates
Yahoo • • nation
Key Points:
- The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to temporarily reinstate a Bureau of Prisons policy that restricts certain medical treatments and social accommodations for transgender inmates.
- This request follows a federal district court order blocking the Bureau from enforcing rules that deny surgeries, hormone therapy, and gender-affirming accommodations to inmates diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
- The policy originated from a 2019 executive order prohibiting federal funds for transgender medical procedures in prisons, with the Bureau later issuing guidance limiting medical and social support for transgender inmates.
- U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that the Bureau's policy was designed to implement the executive order and ordered continued medical care for transgender inmates, a decision upheld in part by the Court of Appeals.
- The Justice Department argues that the lower courts are overstepping by rejecting the Bureau's policy judgment, which it claims is essential for maintaining institutional security, and seeks emergency relief from the Supreme Court.
