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USA: Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors (web.archive.org)

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Judge James M. Moody Jr. of Federal District Court in Little Rock said the law both discriminated against transgender people and violated the constitutional rights of doctors. He also said that the state of Arkansas had failed to substantially prove a number of its claims, including that the care was experimental or carelessly prescribed to teenagers.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Too bad no judge did the same in FL

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Yet. It has been blocked for a group of plaintiffs already. https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2023-06-06/federal-court-pauses-florida-gender-affirming-care-ban-minors

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Or Texas.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

This will help establish precedent, but I'm not optimistic if it goes to the supreme court...