WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said it filed a complaint on Friday challenging a law in Alabama that criminalizes some gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth.
Earlier this month, Alabama’s Republican governor signed into law the bill, which makes it a felony punishable with up to 10 years in prison to provide medical care including hormone treatment, puberty blockers and surgery to help align physical characteristics to the gender identity of a minor.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Leslie Adler)
