Arkansas Bans Transgender Treatment for Children

“Arkansas on Tuesday became the first U.S. state to ban certain types of treatment to transgender youth, overriding a veto by Governor Asa Hutchinson… The law threatens any healthcare professional who provides puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones or gender-affirming surgery to minors with losing their medical license and opens them up to lawsuits from patients who later regret their procedures.” (Reuters)

On this issue, the two sides are making competing scientific claims based on different studies.

The left opposes the law, arguing that the most common medical treatment is reversible and...