According to the Alabama Attorney General’s office, “The Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act makes it a felony for doctors to provide minors with puberty blockers, cross-sex hormone treatments, or surgeries for the purpose of gender transition. The Act ensures that children are not rushed into permanent decisions and that parents are empowered to provide real care, not irreversible harm. The law was enacted in April 2022 and preliminarily enjoined by a federal district court that May. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated the injunction in August 2023, opening the door for Alabama to enforce its law.”
ADL’s Senior Counsel and Vice President of Litigation Strategy, Jonathan Scruggs shared via a prepared statement,
“Alabama rightly enacted a law that protects children’s welfare—supporting their natural development and ensuring that children experiencing gender dysphoria have a chance for healing and compassionate mental-health support. Across the globe, we’re seeing a refreshing return to sanity after radical gender ideology devastated far too many young lives.”
“Alliance Defending Freedom has been honored to support Alabama and the leadership of Alabama Attorney General Marshall to protect children and families. We applaud Alabama and the 24 other states that are following the science, protecting children, and working to stop an unsafe medical experiment that has gone on far too long.”
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall remarked,“Three years ago, multiple sets of plaintiffs represented by the ACLU, SPLC, and some of the nation’s largest law firms filed suit against Alabama to challenge our law protecting vulnerable kids from life-altering sex-change procedures.”
“We fought back.”
“We defeated a preliminary injunction and conducted court-ordered discovery into the so-called ‘standards of care’ that these groups claimed were evidence-based.”
“What we found was devastating to plaintiffs’ challenge: a medical, legal, and political scandal that will be studied for decades. Given the evidence we uncovered, it is no surprise the plaintiffs abandoned their challenge.”
We uncovered the truth. We exposed the scandal. We won.”
“This victory is not just for Alabama,” Marshall noted in a press release from the AG’s Office. “This is a generational win for children, for families, and for reality itself. Alabama refused to be bullied. Now the rest of the country is seeing the truth. We are proud to lead that effort.”
