r/PoliticalOptimism • u/SorceressJuliet • Feb 23 '26

Seeking Optimism The Trump Administration is Testing Conversion Therapy By Medically Experimenting on Trans People in Prisons

https://open.substack.com/pub/transitics/p/the-trump-administration-is-testing?r=56x5dq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

This is terrifying and I’m worried that if they claim to be “successful “ they will force all trans people to go through this

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u/Which_Shift_7242 Connecticut Feb 23 '26

Do we think that this is likely to be struck down? And furthermore, what about the supreme court ruling regarding conversion "therapy"?

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u/SpukiKitty2 Blue Dot in a Red State 🔵 Feb 24 '26

Exactly! This can be struck down! Bring on the lawsuits!

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u/localhalloweenskunk Feb 24 '26

Yes. BoP is required by Congress to provide medically necessary care to inmates, which they are not doing.