The Ohio Supreme Court held that a law could be enforced prohibiting minors from maintaining gender while the constitutionality of the law is challenged by the court.
The state’s Supreme Court granted the request from Ohio Republican Attorney General Dave Yost, asking the court to rule that the law is likely unconstitutional.
An earlier decision issued by a three-judge panel in the state’s 10th District Court of Appeals overturned the decision of a Franklin County Judge and gave state authorities the power to enforce the ban.
Two of the state’s seven Supreme Court justices, Republican Pat Fisher and Democrat Jennifer Brunner, dissented the latest opinion from the High Court.
A court injunction (because it prevented government representatives from trying to enforce the ban) can charge doctors who are accused of prescribing transition-related treatments to minors.
The ban on gender-maintaining care — which bans trans women and girls from joining women-designated sports teams — was passed in late 2023 but was later rejected by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.
But the bill became law after Republican lawmakers voted to override DeWine’s veto.
A spokesman for Yost, who runs for governor and seeks to bring socially conservative voters to justice, celebrated the verdict as a victory over “protecting children from drug-induced gender transitions.”
“We are once again showing that Congress acted appropriately in enacting this constitutional law. hill In a statement.
Source: Metro Weekly – www.metroweekly.com
