A federal judge is blocking much of Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors from taking effect as scheduled July 1
A federal judge issued an order Friday stopping an Indiana ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors from taking effect as scheduled July 1.
Indiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature approved the ban after contentious hearings that featured primarily testimony from vocal opponents, with many arguing that gender-affirming care lowered the risk of depression and suicide among transgender youth. ACLU leaders hailed the ruling as a victory in the fight “to defend the right of all trans people to be their authentic selves, free from discrimination.”
Lawsuits have been filed in several states against transgender treatment bans. Federal judges have also blocked enforcement of such laws in Alabama and Arkansas, and Oklahoma has agreed to not enforce its ban while opponents seek a temporary court order to block. A top attorney for the state told Hanlon during a court hearing Wednesday that gender-affirming treatments during puberty could risk future fertility, bone strength, brain development and reversibility and had not been adequately studied by scientists.
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