1.0Lambda Legalhttps://lambdalegal.orgJenna Butzhttps://lambdalegal.org/author/jbutz/Families Sue Alabama Over Felony Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Adolescentsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HJdkxQFTyu"><a href="https://lambdalegal.org/newsroom/walker_al_20220411_families-sue-over-felony-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-adolescents/">Families Sue Alabama Over Felony Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Adolescents</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lambdalegal.org/newsroom/walker_al_20220411_families-sue-over-felony-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-adolescents/embed/#?secret=HJdkxQFTyu" width="600" height="338" title="“Families Sue Alabama Over Felony Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Adolescents” — Lambda Legal" data-secret="HJdkxQFTyu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Two Alabama families filed a lawsuit in federal court today challenging a recently passed law that criminalizes medical professionals who provide care to transgender adolescents with up to 10 years in prison. The families say being denied medically necessary care will be devastating for the mental health of their adolescent children. The lawsuit alleges that the new...