Judge gives some a reprieve from Florida ban on gender-affirming care for minors

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Florida to stop enforcing its bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth for some parents challenging the rules. The ruling stems from a lawsuit initially filed against the state medical boards and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo by a group of Florida parents and their transgender children. Plaintiffs amended the lawsuit in May to seek an injunction on the bill Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law, placing the medical boards’ restrictions into statute. Under the injunction, three of seven parents that challenged the ban and...