Both laws were scheduled to take effect within days, but now portions of them have been halted.
Federal judges blocked portions of bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth in Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday.
In separate cases in both states, judges blocked parts of laws that would have prevented transgender youth from accessing hormone therapy and puberty blockers. The plaintiffs in the Kentucky case were seven transgender minors and their parents. They sued the state officials who oversaw the bans on puberty blockers and hormones, saying the bans would have violated their rights and prevented parents from seeking medical care for their children.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Republican, said the judge's decision in that case"tramples the right" of lawmakers to set policy. He said the attorney general's office would keep fighting to enact the law, which was scheduled to go into effect on Thursday.Tennessee's law was scheduled to take effect July 1. That law would have phased out medical treatments that were already underway and instituted $25,000 penalties for providers who violated its rules.
At least 20 states nationwide now have some level of ban on such gender-affirming care. North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday finalized a Republican-led bill that would prohibit certain gender-affirming care for minors, and bar state funds from going toward the treatments. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is expected to veto the measure, though the North Carolina statehouse has veto-proof Republican majorities.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee block portions of transgender youth care bansFederal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday blocked portions of bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, handing down the rulings shortly before the statutes were set to go into effect.
Baca lebih lajut »
U.S. judges block bans on transgender youth healthcare in Kentucky, TennesseeFederal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday blocked state laws prohibiting the use of puberty-blocking drugs and hormones for transgender children from taking effect while lawsuits challenging the bans proceed.
Baca lebih lajut »
Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee block portions of transgender youth care bansFederal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday blocked portions of bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, handing down the rulings shortly before the statutes were set to go into effect
Baca lebih lajut »
Transgender care bans for Kentucky, Tennessee minors partly blockedJudges in Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday temporarily halted some restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender youths shortly before the provisions were set to go into effect. Litigation between the states and plaintiffs is ongoing.
Baca lebih lajut »
Transgender youth care bans blocked by judges in Kentucky and Tennessee but OK'd by North Carolina lawmakersFederal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee temporarily blocked portions of bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth Wednesday, handing down the rulings shortly before the statutes were set to go into effect.
Baca lebih lajut »