(Idaho Family Policy Center) In a major victory, our law protecting gender-confused children from sex reassignment drugs and surgeries is back in effect after the U.S. Supreme Court intervened earlier today.
The Vulnerable Child Protection Act (H71) – which was drafted by Idaho Family Policy Center and sponsored by Rep. Bruce Skaug (R-Nampa) and Sen. Lori Den Hartog (R-Meridian) – was originally scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2024.
However, on December 26, 2023, U.S. District Court Judge Lynn Winmill issued a preliminary injunction that blocked enforcement of the law pending further court review.
Thankfully, Attorney General Raul Labrador appealed the preliminary injunction to the U.S. Supreme Court—and today, the six conservative justices allowed the law to go back into effect as litigation continues at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. (Read More)