Ohio Transgender Treatment and Sports Ban for Minors Enforced After Court Ruling

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Ohio's controversial law banning transgender treatments for minors and prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in youth sports according to their gender identity will take effect following a recent court decision. The ruling, delivered on Tuesday, dismissed a legal challenge mounted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), thus clearing the way for the law's implementation.

 

The legislation, originally passed by the Ohio House and Senate on December 13, 2023, enacts significant restrictions on medical care and sports participation for transgender youth. Under the new law, healthcare professionals in Ohio are prohibited from performing gender-affirming surgeries or prescribing puberty blockers to individuals under the age of 18. Additionally, the law mandates that transgender athletes participate only in sports teams that align with the gender they were assigned at birth. While there are provisions for exceptions in specific emergency cases or for minors with pre-existing health conditions, these are expected to be rare.

 

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, initially vetoed the bill, expressing concerns that the law could inflict greater harm on transgender youth than the protections it purported to offer others. However, the Ohio state legislature, controlled by Republican supermajorities in both the House and Senate, overrode DeWine's veto in late January, paving the way for the law to be enacted. The ACLU quickly responded by filing a lawsuit, which temporarily halted the law from taking effect.

 

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael Holbrook, who had initially issued an injunction to pause the law, ultimately rejected the ACLU's lawsuit, allowing the law to be enforced. In his ruling, Judge Holbrook upheld the constitutionality of the law, despite the ongoing debate and public outcry surrounding the issue.

 

The ACLU has already announced its intention to appeal the decision, indicating that the legal battle over the law is far from over. This court ruling, however, marks a significant step in the enforcement of Ohio's trans ban.

 

Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo voiced strong opposition to the court's decision, describing it as "disturbing" in an official statement. "House Democrats are committed to protecting the well-being of all children, putting people first, and continuing to oppose legislation that restricts the freedom of any Ohioan to be themself and receive the healthcare they need," Russo stated.

 

The new law imposes severe penalties for those who violate its provisions. Physicians who perform gender-affirming procedures on minors could face the revocation of their medical licenses. Additionally, sports leagues or schools that fail to comply with the law may risk losing substantial state funding.

 

With this ruling, Ohio joins a growing list of states, including Tennessee and Arkansas, that have enacted similar laws restricting transgender youth's access to gender-affirming care and their participation in sports. These laws have sparked widespread controversy and legal challenges, reflecting the deep divisions within the United States over issues of transgender rights and the extent of government intervention in personal healthcare decisions.

 

Credit: NYP  2024-08-10

 

 

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[thaibeachlovers]

54 minutes ago, Social Media said:

Under the new law, healthcare professionals in Ohio are prohibited from performing gender-affirming surgeries or prescribing puberty blockers to individuals under the age of 18. Additionally, the law mandates that transgender athletes participate only in sports teams that align with the gender they were assigned at birth.

Excellent news. The forces of common sense have finally started to win. Hopefully it will start a wave of like legislation in other states.

[thrilled]

Ohio? Isn’t this Thailand?

[thaibeachlovers]

12 minutes ago, thrilled said:

Ohio? Isn’t this Thailand?

Oh dear, another one that didn't look at the title of the sub forum.

[AhFarangJa]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Excellent news. The forces of common sense have finally started to win. Hopefully it will start a wave of like legislation in other states.

Across the whole sick planet too. About time all this garbage was halted.

[DGS1244]

About time.

 

[LukKrueng]

6 hours ago, Social Media said:

the gender they were assigned at birth. 

And that's the source of the problem. Who assigns the gender? A gender is not assigned. It is merely recognised on sight of the genitals either on birth or earlier through ultrasound! Anything else is just big bs

[impulse]

38 minutes ago, LukKrueng said:

And that's the source of the problem. Who assigns the gender? A gender is not assigned. It is merely recognised on sight of the genitals either on birth or earlier through ultrasound! Anything else is just big bs

 

When I drop a piece of buttered bread on the floor, it either lands butter side up, or butter side down.

 

It's the same thing.  Sometimes, "the science" is simple.  XX or XY.

 

It only gets complicated when you start discussing the 5 second rule for eating stuff dropped on the floor.

 

Edited August 10 by impulse

[WDSmart]

Disappointing news. I guess this issue will have to run its course until people accept the fact that not everyone is born to be only a male or female. It's very much like racism - either be the way I accept, or I'll reject you.

[timendres]

8 hours ago, WDSmart said:

Disappointing news. I guess this issue will have to run its course until people accept the fact that not everyone is born to be only a male or female. It's very much like racism - either be the way I accept, or I'll reject you.

 

The laws in question are about minors. We have many laws regarding minors that would be unacceptable for an adult.

[WDSmart]

On 8/10/2024 at 9:39 AM, LukKrueng said:

And that's the source of the problem. Who assigns the gender? A gender is not assigned. It is merely recognised on sight of the genitals either on birth or earlier through ultrasound! Anything else is just big bs

I think gender is much more complicated than that. I'm not a doctor or have special training in biology, but I've come up with at least four areas that contribute to gender:
- external genitals;

- internal sexual organs;

- chromosomes (XY or XX);

- hormones (androgen/estrogen).

I'm sure there's more... 

[WDSmart]

29 minutes ago, timendres said:

 

The laws in question are about minors. We have many laws regarding minors that would be unacceptable for an adult.

I can understand your point when it comes to transgender treatment, especially surgical treatment, but not sports. These non-specific gender kids should be allowed all the activities available to their specifically male and female classmates and friends.

[LukKrueng]

16 hours ago, WDSmart said:

I think gender is much more complicated than that. I'm not a doctor or have special training in biology, but I've come up with at least four areas that contribute to gender:
- external genitals;

- internal sexual organs;

- chromosomes (XY or XX);

- hormones (androgen/estrogen).

I'm sure there's more... 

Those 4 "areas" you mentioned are all set by biology during pregnancy and are binary ie either male or female. There's nothing in between. Yes, there are anomalities such as external\internal organs that are not fully or correctly developed, or males with an extra X chromosome, or even imbalanced hormones. But at the end of the day the body functions as either male that produces sperm or female that produces eggs and can carry a pregnancy. There are skeleton differences between the 2, muscles deference, and generally speaking males are physically stronger than females.

There's no such thing as gender change surgery. Science cannot take a male body and change it into a functioning female body nor a female body into a functioning male body. It's simply a plastic surgery that changes the looks of the external organs to LOOK like organs of the opposite sex. And yes, male and female are considered opposite.

[WDSmart]

7 hours ago, LukKrueng said:

Those 4 "areas" you mentioned are all set by biology during pregnancy and are binary ie either male or female. There's nothing in between. Yes, there are anomalities such as external\internal organs that are not fully or correctly developed, or males with an extra X chromosome, or even imbalanced hormones. But at the end of the day the body functions as either male that produces sperm or female that produces eggs and can carry a pregnancy. There are skeleton differences between the 2, muscles deference, and generally speaking males are physically stronger than females.

There's no such thing as gender change surgery. Science cannot take a male body and change it into a functioning female body nor a female body into a functioning male body. It's simply a plastic surgery that changes the looks of the external organs to LOOK like organs of the opposite sex. And yes, male and female are considered opposite.

I'm afraid I have to disagree with your last statement, "...male and female are considered opposite." If you meant by that, male and female are the only choices, then yes, they are. The four areas I mentioned above (external genitalia, internal sexual organs, chromosomes, and hormones) can exist mixed in various ways in any one individual. That, to me, means that there is a range of genders, with male and female being the extreme of each side of the range. I'm sure the curve for that range would be very steep, with most people at or near one of the extreme sides, but there would also be some people along that curve's slope.