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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order on Thursday lifting a lower court ruling that prevented the state of Idaho from enforcing parts of its near-total abortion ban. Citing the Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that returned the issue of abortion to the individual states, Judge Lawrence VanDyke said Idaho is one of many states using “that

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overruled a lower court decision to block Idaho’s abortion ban Thursday, according to court documents. U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Idaho B. Lynn Winmill, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton, ruled in August that the law could stop doctors from referring patients to abortion clinics in other states in an emergency due to fear

Connor Thonen-Fleck, a young transgender man seeking surgery to affirm his masculine identity, addresses reporters while his parents stand by his side on Monday March 11, 2019, in Durham, North Carolina, at the announcement of a lawsuit against North Carolina officials over how the state health plan is run. (AP file photo) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal appeals court is considering cases out of

Tennessee and Kentucky can enforce laws banning gender-affirming care for minors, such as surgery, hormones and puberty blockers, a federal appeals court ruled late Thursday. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit rejected a challenge brought by families of transgender children, determining the laws do not discriminate on the basis of age or sex. "This is a relatively