A 9-year-old filed a lawsuit against North Carolina because the state made medical gender transition interventions illegal for children.

The child, a biological girl who identifies as a boy named Victor, is joined by parents in the lawsuit as well as several LGBT activist groups.

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The lawsuit says, "He knew from a very young age that his gender identity did not match his sex assigned at birth, and he generally lives as the boy he is in every aspect of life. However, with his puberty approaching, Victor will soon need medical care that is prohibited by the Health Care Ban."

Earlier this year, the Tar Heel State legislature overrode a veto from Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) to enact medical protections for children, making it illegal for doctors to prescribe puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or surgeries to children until they are 18 years of age.

"The whole point of this is to protect our most vulnerable population from these atrocities," Republican state Rep. Ken Fontenot said when the House passed the measure.

The lawsuit says that the provision was passed despite "sustained and robust opposition of medical experts" and that the protections "interfere with the ability of doctors to follow these evidence-based protocols." Plaintiffs claim the law violates the equal protection clause and "discriminates against transgender minors on the basis of sex and transgender status."

Republican-led states have been passing similar protections across the country, pointing to the experimental nature and efficacy as several reviews from Western European countries show a lack of safety for children.

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In North Carolina, many cite a law barring trans people from using opposite-sex restrooms as the trigger that handed Cooper the election, when he defeated then-Gov. Pat McCrory after national backlash for the decision. No such backlash took place at the veto override, as the transgender issue has become much more prominent.

"The same legislators who cried 'parents rights' on certain issues are saying that on other issues, parents can’t be trusted to make decisions about what is right for their own children and families," Brian Bond, CEO of LGBT group PFLAG, which joined the lawsuit, said. "It certainly makes one wonder if perhaps these legislators aren’t truly worried about the actual health and well-being of trans kids in North Carolina."

The Washington Examiner reached out to the North Carolina Medical Board, named as defendant in the suit, for comment.