Supreme Court Allows Idaho to Enforce Law Blocking Sex-Change Procedures for Minors

The court allowed the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, a state law forbidding so-called gender-affirming care for minors, to take effect pending appeals.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little speaks at the White House in Washington on July 16, 2020. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency order late on April 15 allowing Idaho to resume enforcing a state ban on sex-change-related procedures for minors after the law was blocked by lower courts.

At least five of the six conservative justices voted to restore the state law, while all three liberals voted against doing so.