ACLU of SC Executive Director Discusses ACLU Lawsuit Challenging SC Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

Jace Woodrum, Executive Director of the ACLU of South Carolina, discusses the lawsuit filed by the ACLU challenging a law that bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth and adults in South Carolina. The law prohibits medical services such as puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and mental health care for transgender individuals. Woodrum highlights the discriminatory and unconstitutional nature of the law and the broader impacts it has on transgender South Carolinians, including the loss of access to care for adults and children, including state employees and Medicaid recipients. The lawsuit is considered a class action lawsuit, representing different groups impacted by the law. Woodrum also discusses the legal process and the potential for the case to reach the United States Supreme Court.