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Soe v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners

Soe v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners

Status:

Open

Court:

Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans

Issues:

Health Care Fairness, Transgender and Nonbinary Rights

Clients:
  • SUSIE SOE, a minor, by and through her parents and guardians, SANDRA SOE and STEPHEN SOE; 
    • SANDRA SOE;
    • STEPHEN SOE; 
  • DANIEL DOE, a minor, by and through his parents and guardians, DIANA DOE and DAVID DOE;
    • DIANA DOE;
    • DAVID DOE; 
  • MAX MOE, a minor, by and through his parent and guardian, MICHAEL MOE;
    • MICHAEL MOE; 
  • NIA NOE, a minor, by and through her parent and guardian, NANCY NOE;
    • NANCY NOE; 
  • GRANT GOE, a minor, by and through his parents and guardians, GRACE GOE and GREG GOE; 
  • GRACE GOE;
  • GREG GOE 
Attorneys:

Lambda Legal 

  • Omar Gonzalez-Pagan
  • Paul D. Castillo
  • Nicholas J. Hite 

Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School 

  • Kevin Costello
  • Maryanne Tomazic
  • Suzanne Davies 

Ellie Schilling of Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & Mceachin, LLC. 

Lambda Legal and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School filed suit on Jan. 8, 2024, on behalf of five transgender Louisiana youth and their families against the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to block implementation of Act 466 (HB 648), the “Health Care Ban,” which prohibits the provision of necessary gender-affirming medical care for minors who are transgender and punishes health care providers for providing such care in Louisiana. The law took effect on Jan. 1, after the state legislature overrode a veto by former Gov. John Bel Edwards in July 2023. The lawsuit claims the Health Care Ban is unconstitutional under the Louisiana state constitution and that it violates the rights of transgender adolescents and their parents to dignity and equal protection under the law.