Description: In 2023, Idaho enacted the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, protecting children from harmful and experimental drugs and procedures. The law supports children’s natural biological development by limiting procedures, like puberty-blocking drugs and body-altering surgeries, that can harm children diagnosed with gender dysphoria. But activists have sued the state and are attempting to block enforcement of the law.
Idaho free to protect children from dangerous medical procedures
Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025
The following quote may be attributed to Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador regarding the joint dismissal of Labrador v. Poe, which will allow Idaho’s law protecting children from harmful and experimental drugs and procedures to go into full effect:
“No one has the right to harm children. For two years, my office defended Idaho’s common-sense law that protects kids from experimental procedures with lifelong, irreversible consequences. Idaho’s Vulnerable Child Protection Act recognizes that children suffering from gender dysphoria need love, support, and medical care rooted in biological reality—not life-altering drugs and surgeries. With this lawsuit now dismissed, Idaho can fully enforce our law protecting children, families, and biological reality.”
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch:
“Idaho’s law rightly supports children’s natural biological development, ensuring that children experiencing gender dysphoria have a chance to heal with mental health support and medical care rooted in biological truth. Respected authorities continue to find that the overwhelming majority of children will naturally resolve their dysphoria as they mature. And no reliable scientific evidence demonstrates that these dangerous medical procedures improve mental health. That’s why countries like Sweden, England, and Finland—which once recommended these procedures for children—are now restricting them and protecting children from the devastating effects they have had on countless lives. With the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in United States v. Skrmetti that allows states to keep kids safe, we look forward to seeing more state legislatures follow the examples set by Idaho and Tennessee.”
Attorneys with ADF and Cooper & Kirk served as co-counsel for the Idaho Attorney General’s Office in the case.
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.
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