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Alabama governor signs law banning transgender medication

By KIM CHANDLER
Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has enacted a sweeping law that bans gender-affirming medication for transgender youth and includes criminal penalties for doctors who prescribe it. Ivey signed the bill on Friday, a day after the House and Senate passed the measure. She also signed into a law a bill prohibiting students from using school bathrooms that don’t align with their sex at birth. 

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