In a new lawsuit filed by the ACLU, attorneys argue that a constitutional amendment promoted by Republicans in 2011 against the Affordable Care Act may actually overturn a trans health care ban.
AĀ new lawsuitĀ filed by theĀ ACLU of Ohio alleges that the ban on gender-affirming care, passed into law earlier this year, violates multiple provisions of the Ohio state Constitution.
This action comes in the wake of a decision by theĀ 6th Circuit CourtĀ of Appeals, under which Ohio falls, thatĀ dismissed federal constitutional concerns regarding bans on gender-affirming care forĀ transgender youth. This latest legal challenge, however, focuses on the Ohio state Constitution and is filed in an Ohio Court of Common Pleas. According to the recently released filing, attorneys argue that aĀ state constitutional amendment,Ā passed by Republicans in 2011Ā toĀ prevent the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), may, in fact, make the ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth unconstitutional.
If true, this would be Ohio Republicans hoisted on their own petard, right? Iāve always wanted to use that one, but itās so hard to know when.
I was just thinking of this phrase today randomly. Seeing it here is kinda weirding me out a bit.
āNo, not that kind of libertarianism!ā
Ohio republicans, probably.
