Georgia attorneys discuss lawsuit filed to block SB140
SB 140 is now law. The new law blocks trans youth from receiving hormone replacement therapy, as well as prohibits medical professionals from performing certain surgical procedures at hospitals and other licensed healthcare facilities.
The four Georgia families who filed the lawsuit against the state, say SB 140 strips them of their right to make critical decisions about their children’s health care.
On Wednesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Cory Isaacson, the legal director for the ACLU of Georgia, and Beth Littrell, the senior supervising attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center, discuss how the law discriminates against the transgender community and infringes upon constitutional rights and the pending lawsuit.
“There’s research showing that when young people need access to gender-affirming care, and they are prohibited from being able to access it, they suffer tremendously, primarily in their mental health,” said Isaacson.
Littrell further expressed that issues with SB 140 are clear.
“It’s a way to spread myths and misconceptions about transgender people and the justifications that are put forward are not based in science or medicine and really increases hostility towards a very vulnerable population,” said Littrell.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Attorney General Chris Carr’s office said, “The attorney general will do his job, which includes defending laws passed by the General Assembly and signed by the governor.”
The attorneys say an evidentiary hearing for the lawsuit is scheduled for Friday.
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