Indiana bans healthcare for trans youth effective immediately, court rules

The Seventh Court of Appeals has lifted an injunction blocking Indiana’s gender-affirming healthcare ban on 27 February, allowing the ban to take place immediately. Senate Bill 480 prohibits medical providers from providing life-saving gender-affirmation treatment to individuals under 18 years of age. It also prohibits aiding or abetting another physician or practitioner in the provision of gender-affirming procedures to a minor. The law was originally set to take effect on 1 July 2023, but a federal district court granted a request for a preliminary injunction against the bill in June...