A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions.
. Hutchinson, who left office in January, said the law went too far by cutting off treatments for children currently receiving such care.
Florida’s law goes beyond banning the treatments for youth, by also prohibiting the use of state money for gender-affirming care and placing new restrictions on adults seeking treatment. A federal judge has blocked Florida from enforcing its ban on three children who have challenged the law.for providing such care.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Hutchinson’s successor, in March signed legislation attempting to effectively reinstate Arkansas’ ban by making it easier to sue providers of gender-affirming care for children. That law doesn’t take effect until later this summer.one of the transgender youths challenging the state’s ban
Jessica Disney is an LGBTQ transwoman advocate who believes this ruling will change the lives of parents with kids who are wanting a transitional procedure.
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