US Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Halt Transgender Inmate Healthcare Curbs

India Today · politics

The US Supreme Court has refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender inmates in federal prisons. This decision leaves in place a lower court order blocking the policy while a legal challenge continues. The policy, introduced in February, bars federal prisons from providing medical and surgical treatments for gender transition, though psychiatric services remain permitted. The ruling is a setback for the administration's efforts to roll back transgender rights, with conservative Justices Thomas and Alito dissenting.