U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Washington parental rights case
Justices will decide whether parents can sue over laws that shift shelter notices and medical consent to state agencies for some minors.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear International Partners v. Ferguson, challenging Washington laws that permit minors at least 13 years old to access mental health and gender-affirming care without parental consent.
- Lower courts previously dismissed the challenge for lack of Article III standing, but the Supreme Court will now examine whether parents have standing to contest policies displacing their role in "gender transitions" of children.
- Washington law permits minors to receive "outpatient treatment" without parental consent and allows shelters to bypass notification if there are "compelling reasons" or the child seeks "protected health care services."
- Dissenting Ninth Circuit Judges Eric Tung, Patrick Bumatay and Lawrence VanDyke wrote that Washington's regime "chills the rights of these parents," while three Justices recently recognized the issue as of "great and growing national importance."
- The Supreme Court is expected to hear the case in the term beginning this October, with a final decision likely issued by early 2027.
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