![Jeffrey Collins FILE - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster answers questions about the 2024 General Assembly's session at a news conference on Monday, May 13, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law Tuesday the bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, file)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1acd0ef1846d480fb98b153908378e6d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster answers questions about the 2024 General Assembly's session at a news conference on Monday, May 13, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law Tuesday the bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, file)
![Jeffrey Collins FILE - Brent Cox, left, talks to Josh Malkin, right, of the South Carolina chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, right, as they wait to talk to lawmakers in the lobby of the Statehouse on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law Tuesday the bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, file)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/357d82ac10a5406fa559d1a77b303f46/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Brent Cox, left, talks to Josh Malkin, right, of the South Carolina chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, right, as they wait to talk to lawmakers in the lobby of the Statehouse on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law Tuesday the bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, file)