Arguments heard in the lawsuit against Idaho’s ban on gender affirming care [Video]

BOISE, Idaho — On Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments from both sides of the Poe v. Labrador lawsuit. 

The case pertains to House Bill 71, which was passed in the 2023 legislative session and signed into law by Gov. Brad Little in April 2023. 

In his transmittal letter explaining why he signed the bill, Gov. Little wrote, “We should take great caution whenever we consider allowing the government to interfere with loving parents and their decisions about what is best for their children.”

HB71, also known as “The Vulnerable Child Protective Act,” makes it illegal for Idaho doctors to provide puberty blockers or hormone therapies to teenagers who identify as transgender. It also outlaws gender-affirming surgeries for minors, which isn’t something that …