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Judge Orders Georgia to Maintain Transgender Prisoner Care

12/10/2025

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United States District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert ordered Georgia to continue gender-affirming care, including hormone therapy, for transgender prisoners.
She ruled the ban on such care violates the Eighth Amendment.
The state plans to appeal the decision.
Attorney General Chris Carr called the ruling absurd.
The law was signed by Governor Brian Kemp in May amid opposition, including a House Democrats boycott.

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United States District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert ordered Georgia to continue gender-affirming care, including hormone therapy, for transgender prisoners.
She ruled the ban on such care violates the Eighth Amendment.
The state plans to appeal the decision.
Attorney General Chris Carr called the ruling absurd.
The law was signed by Governor Brian Kemp in May amid opposition, including a House Democrats boycott.