Brief
Trump administration seeks Supreme Court pause on gender‑affirming care ban in federal prisons
The request aims to let the Bureau of Prisons enforce a policy that halts surgeries, hormones and social accommodations for transgender prisoners.
By Felo News Desk · Published
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to freeze a district judge’s order that requires federal prisons to continue providing gender‑affirming care, including hormone therapy, to inmates.
The emergency appeal follows lower‑court rulings that blocked the administration’s policy, which was adopted after an executive order directing the Bureau of Prisons to stop spending federal funds on "sex‑trait‑modification" procedures and related accommodations.
The administration argues the policy was properly adopted and that Judge Royce Lamberth overstepped by ordering continued care. It seeks to halt surgeries, hormone treatments and social accommodations such as wigs while allowing mental‑health therapy to continue.
ACLU attorneys for the inmates said the policy threatens the well‑being of transgender people in custody and violates constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment.
Key facts
- The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to freeze a district judge’s order on gender‑affirming care in federal prisons. (independent.co.uk)
- Judge Royce Lamberth had ordered the government to continue providing hormone therapy and other gender‑affirming treatments to inmates. (independent.co.uk)
- The Bureau of Prisons policy, adopted after a Trump executive order, seeks to stop surgeries, hormone interventions and social accommodations for transgender inmates. (independent.co.uk)
- The ACLU argues the policy constitutes cruel and unusual punishment and threatens transgender inmates’ well‑being. (independent.co.uk)
Sources
- [1] independent.co.uk — originally reported as “Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow transgender medical care restrictions in prison”
