Hoosier State Today

Catholic Vote President Brian Burch says that plaintiffs in an Indiana lawsuit suing to repeal the prevention of gender reassignment surgeries in minors are acting against the health and best interest of the minors affected. 

“Plantiffs in the lawsuit claim that these minors suffering from gender dysphoria are being denied their right to obtain ‘medically necessary medical care.’" Burch told Hoosier State Today. "The view that gender reassignment surgery is not devastating to these children but is instead 'medically necessary' reveals the extent to which these morally confused adults are removed from reality and good sense.”

“What is euphemistically referred to as ‘gender-transitioning care’ harms minors that need help dealing with their gender dysphoria. S.E.A. 480 merely recognizes that the state has an interest in protecting minors from the damaging treatment provided by ideologically radical adults," he said.

An Indianapolis federal judge has ruled that the challenge to a law preventing "gender-affirming care" for minors will be a class action lawsuit. According to the Indiana Capital Chronicle, the judge, James Patrick Hanlon, granted a preliminary injunction preventing the complete enforcement of Senate Enrolled Act 480, signed into law by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb. According to the injunction, the state can still prevent gender reassignment surgery for minors and "speech that would aid or abet gender transition procedures for minors.”

Governor Eric Holcomb signed Senate Bill 480 in April of 2023, with full effect set to have been imposed on July 1, 2023 had the lawsuit not immediately been filed.