Transgender residents of South Carolina have sued the state over its ban on their healthcare, challenging one of the most restrictive anti-trans laws in the nation, which has stripped youth and adults of access to critical medical treatments.
The complaint filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday challenges a bill enacted by Republicans in May, which prohibited gender-affirming treatments for trans youth under 18 and banned public funds from being used for all trans healthcare.