Future of Transgender Care Rests With Elections, Supreme Court

The availability of gender-affirming care for minors in several states will likely be shaped over the next year by the outcome of state legislative races and the US Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of treatment bans.

Nine states have yet to directly weigh in on transgender youth’s access to puberty-blocking drugs, hormone therapy, and other forms of treatment, an issue that has divided courts and legislatures over how far a state can go in regulating health care among individuals under 18.

Attorneys and policy advocates on both sides of the debate say legislative races could determine whether lawmakers in ...