Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has spearheaded a 23-state amicus brief supporting President Trump's Executive Order that halts federal funding for sex-change procedures for minors. This order is currently being contested in a Maryland federal court by plaintiffs represented by the ACLU and Lambda Legal.
Attorney General Marshall stated, "President Trump has brought common sense back to the White House, but organizations like the ACLU continue pressing their radical agenda by asking courts to order the federal government to continue funding sex-change procedures for minors." He further criticized what he described as manipulation of medical guidelines used to justify removing age limits on such procedures. "Our brief is aimed at setting the record straight and reminding courts of the political and legal scandals driven by the left that have directly harmed our nation’s vulnerable children," he added.
The brief was supported by attorneys general from Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Arizona's State Legislature.
Marshall has been vocal about his stance against irreversible sex-change procedures for children. In defending Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protect Act successfully, he highlighted concerns over how leading medical standards were allegedly crafted to support groups like the ACLU in legal battles despite lacking scientific backing. Marshall also submitted findings to the Supreme Court in October and has participated in several other amicus efforts nationwide.
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