LINCOLN- State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha is formally challenging Nebraska’s rules and regulations on gender care treatments for transgender youths and minors with gender dysphoria. Cavanaugh, who staunchly opposed Legislative Bill 574 that granted the rulemaking authority in 2023, has issued a letter to State Sen. Ray Aguilar of Grand Island objecting to the regulations.

Under state law, any state senator can challenge a set of rules or regulations if they feel it is unconstitutional, inconsistent with legislative intent, or “creates an undue burden in a manner that significantly outweighs its benefit to the public.” Cavanaugh said in her letter that the gender care regulations impose significant barriers to the treatments — primarily puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones — on the basis of gender identity. She said the regulations represent a “profound injustice.”

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