Trans army ban due to drugs
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US President Donald Trump said yesterday he decided to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military because they take a 鈥渕assive amounts of drugs.鈥
Trump told Britain鈥檚 ITV television in a wide-ranging interview that the military had strict rules regulating the use of prescription drugs.
鈥淭hey take massive amounts of drugs, they have to, and you are not allowed to take drugs. You are in the military. You are not allowed to take any drugs,鈥 Trump said. 鈥淎nd they have to, after the operation they have to, they have no choice.鈥
The ban went into force in April following a protracted legal battle that went all the way to the US Supreme Court.
The Pentagon says the restrictions are not a blanket ban. But they do bar an overwhelming majority of people who identify as transgender from enlisting.
The policies could also impact currently serving personnel.
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