(Idaho Family Policy Center) Late last night, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that blocks enforcement of our law protecting minor children from irreversible sex change drugs and surgeries.
The Vulnerable Child Protection Act (House Bill 71) – which was drafted by Idaho Family Policy Center and sponsored by Rep. Bruce Skaug (R-Nampa) and Sen. Lori Den Hartog (R-Meridian) – had been scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2024.
According to US District Judge Lynn Winmill, our new law unconstitutionally infringes on the “deeply rooted” fundamental right of parents to “choose a particular medical treatment, in consultation with their healthcare provider, that is generally available and accepted in the medical community.”
Winmill also said the law unconstitutionally “discriminates on the basis of transgender status,” even though the law doesn’t even use the word ‘transgender’ but instead simply regulates dangerous pharmaceutical and surgical interventions. (Read More)
