BREAKING NEWS: Ban on Trans Medicine on Kids Back in Effect

CCV-Backed SAFE Act Back in Effect For Now After 4-3 Decision from Ohio Supreme Court

COLUMBUS—The Ohio Supreme Court has allowed the ban on transgender medicine on kids, also known as the SAFE Act, to go back into effect while the trial progresses. This decision means transgender medical procedures on minors in Ohio are once again illegal.

The 4-3 decision overturned a 10th District Court of Appeals ruling that blocked the SAFE Act’s ban on using hormone therapies and puberty blockers for the purpose of “gender transition” on minors. The SAFE Act was sponsored by Representative Gary Click, and passed in January 2024.

“No child is born in the wrong body, and Ohio lawmakers were right to protect our children from sterilization,” said Aaron Baer, President of Center for Christian Virtue. “The General Assembly has every ability to enact laws protecting children like the SAFE Act, and the Supreme Court sided with the Ohio Constitution by overturning the lower court.”

Justice Pat DeWine (R), Justice Joe Deters (R), Justice Dan Hawkins (R), and Justice Megan Shanahan (R) ruled to allow the ban on transgender medicine to go into effect.

Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy (R), Justice Jennifer Brunner (D), and Justice Pat Fischer (R) voted to block the SAFE Act, which would have allowed minors to be sterilized by transgender drugs.

“The SAFE Act is common sense, both legally and morally. I’m grateful for Justice DeWine, Justice Deters, Justice Hawkins, and Justice Shanahan for seeing through the lies of the ACLU and upholding the law,” said Baer. “I’m confident that Attorney General Dave Yost and Solicitor General Elliot Gaiser’s arguments will ultimately prevail in this case and the law will be upheld.”

For more information, contact CCV at 513-733-5775 or contact@ccv.org. For media inquiries, email media@ccv.org.

As Ohio's largest Christian public policy organization, Center for Christian Virtue seeks the good of our neighbors by advocating for public policy that reflects the truth of the Gospel.

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