Judge blocks Arkansas law banning health care for transgender youth

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A federal judge in Arkansas has issued a temporary injunction in a constitutional challenge to the state's first-of-its-kind ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth — meaning the ban will not take effect next week.

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that starting hormone therapy gave him a level of confidence he didn't know was possible -- and that"the thought of having that wrenched away and going back to how I was before is devastating."

Stewart also raised concerns that since the law limits one's scope of practice, it will also discourage medical professionals from working in Arkansas.Demonstrators rally outside the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock on March 18, 2021, to protest HB1570.MORE: 'Progress' flag to fly at State Department for 1st time to mark Pride Month

Radecki added that"doctors who will decide not to practice in the state are doing so not because of their own selfish reasons, but because they cannot envision denying medical care to a patient when they know that that is the best treatment for the patient."Activists warn Wednesday's hearing was just the"first step" in an ongoing legal battle as the state is expected to appeal.

"As much as they tried to say that this wasn't an anti-trans law, as much as they tried to say that this law didn't discriminate against trans people or on the basis of sex, those were not credible arguments, and I don't think that they could seriously defend them," he said.Chase Strangio of 'The Fight' attends the IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village on location at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 25, 2020, in Park City, Utah.

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The US have run out minorities to promote, so it's now the time to construct them surgically.

'Health care'. Guess there isn't much doubt which side of the story ABC is pushing. Remember when journalists reported facts and tried to avoid opinion and loaded language? It was back when the major news networks were things people watched and paid attention to.

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The Left is trying to Force private parts elective surgery on the private sector health insurance providers. I don't see how even the Libertarians on the Supreme Court can go for that.

Translation* -Children can go ahead and permanently mutilate themselves with the help of a doctor…surgery which will leave many of them with an open wound they must keep from fully healing until they die. Because..what else is the medical profession for?

Republicans pass more laws that get blocked than any other political party in history.

That's a lot of double negatives. Does that mean the discrimination sticks or no?

Every time a court rules in favor of transgender people, JK Rowling loses a clump of hair

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