Federal judge strikes down Arkansas ban on transgender treatments for minors
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(Worthy News) – A federal judge on Tuesday struck down Arkansas’s ban on transgender-related treatments for minors, including hormone treatments, puberty blockers, or sex reassignment surgeries.
After previously issuing a temporary injunction on the ban, U.S. District Judge Jay Moody upgraded the block to a permanent injunction in the Tuesday order, according to the Associated Press.
At least 20 states have restricted or prohibited gender treatments for minors, though several of the bans have become mired in legal scrutiny, likely signaling that the matter will reach the Supreme Court. Arkansas’s ban stood as the first in the nation. [ Source: Just the News (Read More…) ]
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