Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall issued an amicus brief Wednesday with 16 other GOP-led states in support of the recent Arkansas ban on ‘experimental’ transition-related care for transgender minors. The brief outlined why top legal officials in 17 states supported the controversial ban implemented in April. The ban, which goes into effect by the end of this month, prohibits treatment such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgery for transgender minors. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of puberty blockers for children who have started puberty at an early age. BIDEN HHS REVERSES TRUMP-ERA POLICY LIMITING TRANSGENDER HEALTH RIGHTSBut the attorney generals have argued that using treatments like puberty blockers for transgender children is "experimental" and pointed to countries like Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom who classify it as such.

Source: Fox News July 14, 2021 20:15 UTC