Doe Et Al V. Ladapo Et Al
This is a federal constitutional challenge where transgender adolescents and their parents are suing the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine over bans on medical care for transgender minors. The bans prohibit doctors from providing medications to adolescents with gender dysphoria, which violates parents' rights to make medical decisions for their children. The plaintiffs are seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent enforcement of the bans, arguing that they violate the Fourteenth Amendment. They are also seeking a permanent injunction against their enforcement. The lawsuit includes a specific case involving an 11-year-old transgender girl named Susan Doe. The defendants include the Surgeon General of the Florida Department of Health and members of the Florida Board of Medicine and Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine. The plaintiffs are seeking to proceed under a pseudonym to protect their privacy. The lawsuit is filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the Tallahassee Division of the Northern District of Florida.
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