Federal Court Blocks Arkansas Law Banning ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care for Minors

Posted on AllSides August 25th, 2022
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On Thursday, a federal appeals court ruled that Arkansas cannot enforce a ban on “transgender” children receiving “gender-affirming” care. “Gender-affirming” care encompasses hormone therapy, puberty blockers and sex reassignment surgery.

The 8th U.S. The Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a judge’s ruling temporarily blocking the state from enforcing the law, which prohibits doctors in the state from providing this type of care to anyone under 18 years old or referring them to other providers to receive treatment.

The ACLU challenged the 2021 law on behalf of four families of...

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