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Doe v. Thornbury

August 10, 2023

"On March 29, 2023, the Kentucky Legislature voted to override Governor Beshear’s veto on S.B. 150 (the “Healthcare Ban”), enacting a law that effectively bans healthcare providers from providing patients under 18 with critical, medically necessary, evidence-based treatments for gender dysphoria. Denying such evidence-based medical care to adolescents who meet the requisite medical criteria puts them at risk of significant harm. Below, amici provide the Court with an accurate description of the relevant treatment guidelines and summarize the scientific evidence supporting the medical interventions for adolescents prohibited by the Healthcare Ban."

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