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Groups launch legal challenge against Alberta's new gender-affirming treatment law

Groups launch legal challenge against Alberta's new gender-affirming treatment law


Published on 2024-12-07 23:20:57 - MSN
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  • A pair of LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they've followed through with their plan to challenge Alberta's three transgender bills in court, starting with one that bars doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for those under 16.

The article from MSN discusses a legal challenge launched by various groups against Alberta's new law concerning gender-affirming treatments. This law, introduced by Premier Danielle Smith, imposes restrictions on transgender youth, including a ban on hormone therapy for those under 16, except for those already receiving treatment, and a prohibition on puberty blockers and gender-affirming surgeries for those under 18. Additionally, it mandates parental consent for students under 16 to change their names or pronouns at school, and notification for those 16 and 17. Critics argue that these measures infringe on the rights of transgender youth, potentially causing harm by denying them access to necessary medical care and support. The legal challenge, supported by groups like the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Egale Canada, contends that the law violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, specifically rights to equality, security of the person, and freedom of expression. The challenge seeks to have these restrictions declared unconstitutional and struck down.

Read the Full MSN Article at:
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/politics/government/groups-launch-legal-challenge-against-alberta-s-new-gender-affirming-treatment-law/ar-AA1vso97 ]

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